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- Newsgroups: yu.os.unix
- From: "Novica Milic" <novim@sezam.UUCP>
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 94 02:52:00 CET
- Subject: unix
- Organization: SEZAM Beograd, 011 648-422
-
- Malo ironije na racun Unixa (preuzeto iz jednog hakerskog e-mail
- casopisa s Interneta):
- -----
-
- In order for UNIX(tm) to survive into the nineties, it must get rid of
- its intimidating commands and outmoded jargon, and become compatible
- with the existing standards of our day. To this end, our technicians
- have come up with a new version of UNIX, System VI, for use by the PC -
- that is, the "Politically Correct."
-
- Politically Correct UNIX
- System VI Release notes
-
- UTILITIES:
-
- "man" pages are now called "person" pages.
-
- Similarly, "hangman" is now the "person_executed_by_an_oppressive_regime."
-
- To avoid casting aspersions on our feline friends, the "cat" command is
- now merely "domestic_quadruped."
-
- To date, there has only been a UNIX command for "yes" - reflecting the
- male belief that women always mean yes, even when they say no. To
- address this imbalance, System VI adds a "no" command, along with a
- "-fSorceC" option which will crash the entire system if the "no" is
- ignored.
-
- The bias of the "mail" command is obvious, and it has been replaced by
- the more neutral "gendre" command.
-
- The "touch" command has been removed from the standard distribution due
- to its inappropriate use by high-level managers.
-
- "compress" has been replaced by the lightweight "feather" command.
- Thus, old information (such as that from Dead White European Males)
- should be archived via "tar" and "feather".
-
- The "more" command reflects the materialistic philosophy of the Reagan
- era. System VI uses the environmentally preferable "less" command.
-
- The biodegradable "KleeNeX" displaces the environmentally unfriendly
- "LaTeX".
-
- SHELL COMMANDS:
-
- To avoid unpleasant, medieval connotations, the "kill" command has been
- renamed "euthanise."
-
- The "nice" command was historically used by privileged users to give
- themselves priority over unprivileged ones, by telling them to be
- "nice". In System VI, the "sue" command is used by unprivileged users
- to get for themselves the rights enjoyed by privileged ones.
-
- "history" has been completely rewritten, and is now called "herstory."
-
- "quota" can now specify minimum as well as maximum usage, and will be
- strictly enforced.
-
- The "abort()" function is now called "choice()."
-
- TERMINOLOGY:
-
- >From now on, "rich text" will be more accurately referred to as
- "exploitive capitalist text".
-
- The term "daemons" is a Judeo-Christian pejorative. Such processes
- will now be known as "spiritual guides."
-
- There will no longer be a invidious distinction between "dumb" and
- "smart" terminals. All terminals are equally valuable.
-
- Traditionally, "normal video" (as opposed to "reverse video") was white
- on black. This implicitly condoned European colonialism, particularly
- with respect to people of African descent. UNIX System VI now uses
- "regressive video" to refer to white on black, while "progressive
- video" can be any color at all over a white background.
-
- For far too long, power has been concentrated in the hands of "root"
- and his "wheel" oligarchy. We have instituted a dictatorship of the
- users. All system administration functions will be handled by the
- People's Committee for Democratically Organizing the System (PC-DOS).
-
- No longer will it be permissible for files and processes to be "owned"
- by users. All files and processes will own themselves, and decided how
- (or whether) to respond to requests from users.
-
- The X Window System will henceforth be known as the NC-17 Window
- System.
-
- And finally, UNIX itself will be renamed "PC" - for Procreatively
- Challenged.
- -----
- Newsgroups: yu.os.unix
- From: "Novica Milic" <novim@sezam.UUCP>
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 94 02:52:00 CET
- Subject: unix
- Organization: SEZAM Beograd, 011 648-422
-
- Malo ironije na racun Unixa (preuzeto iz jednog hakerskog e-mail
- casopisa s Interneta):
- -----
-
- In order for UNIX(tm) to survive into the nineties, it must get rid of
- its intimidating commands and outmoded jargon, and become compatible
- with the existing standards of our day. To this end, our technicians
- have come up with a new version of UNIX, System VI, for use by the PC -
- that is, the "Politically Correct."
-
- Politically Correct UNIX
- System VI Release notes
-
- UTILITIES:
-
- "man" pages are now called "person" pages.
-
- Similarly, "hangman" is now the "person_executed_by_an_oppressive_regime."
-
- To avoid casting aspersions on our feline friends, the "cat" command is
- now merely "domestic_quadruped."
-
- To date, there has only been a UNIX command for "yes" - reflecting the
- male belief that women always mean yes, even when they say no. To
- address this imbalance, System VI adds a "no" command, along with a
- "-fSorceC" option which will crash the entire system if the "no" is
- ignored.
-
- The bias of the "mail" command is obvious, and it has been replaced by
- the more neutral "gendre" command.
-
- The "touch" command has been removed from the standard distribution due
- to its inappropriate use by high-level managers.
-
- "compress" has been replaced by the lightweight "feather" command.
- Thus, old information (such as that from Dead White European Males)
- should be archived via "tar" and "feather".
-
- The "more" command reflects the materialistic philosophy of the Reagan
- era. System VI uses the environmentally preferable "less" command.
-
- The biodegradable "KleeNeX" displaces the environmentally unfriendly
- "LaTeX".
-
- SHELL COMMANDS:
-
- To avoid unpleasant, medieval connotations, the "kill" command has been
- renamed "euthanise."
-
- The "nice" command was historically used by privileged users to give
- themselves priority over unprivileged ones, by telling them to be
- "nice". In System VI, the "sue" command is used by unprivileged users
- to get for themselves the rights enjoyed by privileged ones.
-
- "history" has been completely rewritten, and is now called "herstory."
-
- "quota" can now specify minimum as well as maximum usage, and will be
- strictly enforced.
-
- The "abort()" function is now called "choice()."
-
- TERMINOLOGY:
-
- >From now on, "rich text" will be more accurately referred to as
- "exploitive capitalist text".
-
- The term "daemons" is a Judeo-Christian pejorative. Such processes
- will now be known as "spiritual guides."
-
- There will no longer be a invidious distinction between "dumb" and
- "smart" terminals. All terminals are equally valuable.
-
- Traditionally, "normal video" (as opposed to "reverse video") was white
- on black. This implicitly condoned European colonialism, particularly
- with respect to people of African descent. UNIX System VI now uses
- "regressive video" to refer to white on black, while "progressive
- video" can be any color at all over a white background.
-
- For far too long, power has been concentrated in the hands of "root"
- and his "wheel" oligarchy. We have instituted a dictatorship of the
- users. All system administration functions will be handled by the
- People's Committee for Democratically Organizing the System (PC-DOS).
-
- No longer will it be permissible for files and processes to be "owned"
- by users. All files and processes will own themselves, and decided how
- (or whether) to respond to requests from users.
-
- The X Window System will henceforth be known as the NC-17 Window
- System.
-
- And finally, UNIX itself will be renamed "PC" - for Procreatively
- Challenged.
- -----
-