Talk:A Commentary on the UNIX Operating System

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Legality issues not explained

The article doesn't explain itself very well. Was the publication of Unix source code 1) Authorised by bell labs ? 2) Not authorised or 3) Initially authorized but later rescinded ? What effect did this have on the legality (in the United States and elsewhere) on publishing and circulating the book. Were initial publication but not subsequent reprints permitted ? Could libraries stock/lend old copies ? What is the legal status now and have electronic versions appeared ? 94.0.215.193 (talk) 23:12, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Simple "but" high quality code

These are not opposing terms. The text should be rewritten to say "simple, high quality code." Daniel Callejas Sevilla (talk) 10:39, 1 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

=&

The "You're not expected to understand this" snippet includes a '=&' operator, which seems to be in the cited text too. This isn't a real C operator; can anyone confirm whether that was in the book too? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.123.122.250 (talk) 21:34, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]