> From: Polytropon
>
> On Fri, 25 May 2012 21:52:12 -0400, Matthew Story wrote:
> > http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_(Unix_term)
>
> Ah, thanks! I hoped there was a more... technical explaination
> than just "wheel" being a slang term derivate. :-)
>
> big wheel (idiomatic)
> A person
On 26/05/2012 03:45, Polytropon wrote:
What inspiration (or maybe logical thought) is behind the
_naming_ of the "wheel" group?
I could find many explainations of what "wheel" is, what it
is for and how it is used (basic knowledge, I know), but I
couldn't find anything that states why this name
On Fri, 25 May 2012 21:52:12 -0400, Matthew Story wrote:
> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_(Unix_term)
Ah, thanks! I hoped there was a more... technical explaination
than just "wheel" being a slang term derivate. :-)
big wheel (idiomatic)
A person with a great deal of power o
On May 25, 2012 9:46 PM, "Polytropon" wrote:
>
> What inspiration (or maybe logical thought) is behind the
> _naming_ of the "wheel" group?
>
> I could find many explainations of what "wheel" is, what it
> is for and how it is used (basic knowledge, I know), but I
> couldn't find anything that sta
What inspiration (or maybe logical thought) is behind the
_naming_ of the "wheel" group?
I could find many explainations of what "wheel" is, what it
is for and how it is used (basic knowledge, I know), but I
couldn't find anything that states why this name has been
chosen. From other UNIX systems