Weenix
: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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