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Re:I made an ls alternative for my personal use by fsckboy on Monday November 25, 2024 @01:05AM (#42233665)
>not an end to itself

it is an end to itself. the reason it's a means to an end is because that was its end goal. in being a means to an end, it is an end (its end) unto itself, opposite to what you said, imho

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Re:I made an ls alternative for my personal use by burntsushi on Monday November 25, 2024 @10:58AM (#42237303)
I still can't parse what you're saying. The Unix philosophy is a means to an end, where the ultimate end is improved user experience. The means is de-coupling and composition. But there are other means to improving the user experience.

> in being a means to an end, it is an end (its end) unto itself

This either makes zero sense or is vacuously true and clearly not in conflict with what I'm saying.

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