Re: Not a typewriter

Anuradha Ratnaweera (anuradha@gnu.org)
Tue, 15 May 2001 20:01:56 +0600 (LKT)


On Thu, 10 May 2001 Wayne.Brown@altec.com wrote:

> I disagree. "Not a typewriter" is part of Unix tradition, and ought
> to be retained as a historical reference. It's also an opportunity
> for "the uninitiated" to learn a little more and move a little closer
> to becoming "the initiated."

We should maintain the Unix tradition. I would feel very unhappy if I
happen to use a system call "create" to make a file.

Anuradha

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