Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 11:38:32 -0700 From: "John Purser" <jpurser@uswest.net> To: <the_hermit665@hotmail.com>, <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: cron GNU??? Message-ID: <001a01bf1a61$25a3b9a0$40390918@vncvr1.wa.home.com> References: <19991019160446.63929.qmail@hotmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
My 2 cents: I believe Conan's god was named Crom, not cron. Haven't read up on the barbarian king since high school but I think I'm right. cron is I believe from the Greek god Cronos who was associated with time. My personal deity is of course Chuck! John Purser ----- Original Message ----- From: Cosmic 665 <the_hermit665@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 9:04 AM Subject: Re: cron GNU??? > > > Why is it called a "CRON" job? I've noticed that there is a reason > >for > >just about every name in UNIX, but I still fail to see what Conan the > >barbarian's warrior god has to do with anything... I didn't know > >Cimmerians > >even used computers... > > > > > I guess it's just another "Stupid Acronym" among the rest. WTF does GNU > stand for??? I know GNU is "GNU's not unix" or "GNU not unix"?? But what > does the "GNU" in "GNU's not unix" stand for?? (Here's a reall good one for > ya .... any takers?????.) > > -cosmic-665 > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?001a01bf1a61$25a3b9a0$40390918>