Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:42:27 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Matt LaPlante <cyberdog3k@gmail.com> Cc: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Apparently, csh programming is considered harmful. Message-ID: <4762A463.40304@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <cbb8f04c0712131933x4317cb88v26d567187e70c713@mail.gmail.com> References: <20071214010542.GA19553@demeter.hydra> <20071214022529.GA2571@kobe.laptop> <4761F17F.9030908@chuckr.org> <cbb8f04c0712131933x4317cb88v26d567187e70c713@mail.gmail.com>
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Matt LaPlante wrote: > On Dec 13, 2007 9:59 PM, Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> wrote: >> Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >>> On 2007-12-13 18:05, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote: >>>> I ran across this today: >>>> >>>> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/csh-whynot/ >>>> >>>> Title: >>>> Csh Programming Considered Harmful >> That was written sometime last millenium, I mean, it's REALLY old. The >> question is sort of flamebait (you ought to go ask it on, say, the Linux >> IRC channel, for well-reasoned, adult discussion (NOT!) > > One could argue that making irrelevant, potentially insulting > statements about alternative operating systems is: > - not adult > - not well-reasoned > - flamebait And you took it ;-) --- don't read too much into his words. IRC is the hottest flame war protocol on the planet, and you're more likely to have large numbers of $any_type_person on a channel with a large number of users anyway; since Linux has more users than BSD, it makes sense to me. Chuck said, "Go to a Linux IRC channel with this question and watch for something that rivals the Great Chicago Fire happen in 2 seconds." He could have easily said "##freebsd on Freenode", but it'd have been a smaller and cooler flame war. He didn't say "Tux Sucks". Kevin Kinsey -- There are really not many jobs that actually require a penis or a vagina, and all other occupations should be open to everyone. -- Gloria Steinem
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