[TUHS] Robert Morris's UUCP

[Douglas McIlroy]

> I often repeat a throwaway sentence that UUCP was Lesk,
> building a bug fix distribution mechanism.

> Am I completely wrong? I am sure Mike said this to me mid 80s.

That was an important motivating factor, but Mike also had an
unerring anticipatory sense of public "need".  Thus his programs
spread like wildfire despite their bugs. UUCP itself is the premier
example. Its popularity impelled its inclusion in v7 despite its
woeful disregard for security.

> Does anyone have [Robert Morris's UUCP CSTR]? Doug?

Not I.

Doug
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