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weenix
(foldoc) | Weenix
/wee'niks/ An ITS fan's derogatory term for Unix, derived
from Unix weenie. According to one noted ex-ITSer, it is
"the operating system preferred by Unix Weenies: typified by
poor modularity, poor reliability, hard file deletion, no file
version numbers, case sensitivity everywhere, and users who
believe that these are all advantages". Some ITS fans
behave as though they believe Unix stole a future that
rightfully belonged to them.
[Jargon File]
(1995-01-18)
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weenix
(jargon) | Weenix
/wee'niks/, n.
1. [ITS] A derogatory term for Unix, derived from Unix weenie.
According to one noted ex-ITSer, it is “the operating system preferred by
Unix Weenies: typified by poor modularity, poor reliability, hard file
deletion, no file version numbers, case sensitivity everywhere, and users
who believe that these are all advantages”. (Some ITS fans behave as though
they believe Unix stole a future that rightfully belonged to them. See {ITS
}, sense 2.)
2. [Brown University] A Unix-like OS developed for tutorial purposes at
Brown University. See http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/cs167/weenix.html.
Named independently of the ITS usage.
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