Karl Berry wrote: > * doc/standards.texi (System Portability): Spell out `free BSD > variants', instead of using the term `*BSD'. > > Before I bother rms with this, can you please explain to me the > objection to "*BSD"? I'd never heard that before. NetBSD and OpenBSD > don't like being lumped together?
I think the "*" wildcard is usually neutral, but sometimes also used to abbreviate a word that one wouldn't like to pronounce. E.g. p*rl ... Bruno
