> Unix seems to consist largely of arcanae which be learnt only by taking instruction direct from a priesthood who seem largely to be stuck in the anal-retentive stage.
Tell that to linux nerds who encourage people on forums to install arch from scratch if they want to learn about how computers work.
> install arch from scratch if they want to learn about how computers work
15 years ago it was "install gentoo to learn how computers work" but all it really teaches you is how the gentoo/arch install procedure works, or, more likely, how to type in commands from a HOWTO one after another.
Tell that to linux nerds who encourage people on forums to install arch from scratch if they want to learn about how computers work.