Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 23:11:29 -0400 From: Laurence Berland <stuyman@confusion.net> To: the_hermit665@hotmail.com Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cron GNU??? Message-ID: <380D32E1.37DD417A@confusion.net> References: <19991019160446.63929.qmail@hotmail.com>
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GNU stands for GNUs not unix, which stands for GNUs not unix not unix which stands for GNUS not unix not unix not unix. It's silly recursion. Some other things have silly recursive names like that, there was even some program i saw once whose name bounced between two names somehow. It's just sillyness, but it can be amusing if you're tired... Cosmic 665 wrote: > > > 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 -- Laurence Berland, Stuyvesant HS Debate <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Windows 98: n. useless extension to a minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition. http://stuy.debate.net icq #7434346 aol imer E1101 The above email Copyright (C) 1999 Laurence Berland All rights reserved To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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