Re: Terminology: wheel

2012-05-25 Thread Robert Bonomi
> 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

Re: Terminology: wheel

2012-05-25 Thread Jerome Herman
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

Re: Terminology: wheel

2012-05-25 Thread 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 with a great deal of power o

Re: Terminology: wheel

2012-05-25 Thread Matthew Story
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

Terminology: wheel

2012-05-25 Thread Polytropon
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