Unix/Linux System VI Release Notes

I'm putting the following below the fold because it may be offensive to some. But it's really funny.

Normally I don't like humor that makes fun of PC, because it is usually not funny. But this is Linux humor, and there are some gems. Like the "less" and "more" command joke. Ha!

I totally stole this from Linux Personagerie.

Enjoy.

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Politically Correct UNIX: System VI Release Notes

UTILITIES


  1. "man" pages are now called "person" pages.

  2. Similarly, "hangman" is now the "person_executed_by_an_oppressive_regime".
  3. To avoid casting aspersions on our feline friends, the "cat"
    command is now merely "domestic_quadruped".
  4. 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 "-f[orce]" option
    which will crash the entire system if the "no" is ignored.
  5. The bias of the "mail" command is obvious, and it
    has been replaced by the more neutral "gender" command.
  6. The "touch" command has been removed from the standard
    distribution due to its inappropriate use by high-level managers.
  7. "compress" has been replaced by the lightweight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".
  8. The "more" command reflects the materialistic philosophy
    of the Reagan era. System VI uses the environmentally preferable
    "less" command.
  9. The biodegradable "KleeNeX" displaces the environmentally
    unfriendly "LaTeX".


SHELL COMMANDS


  1. To avoid unpleasant, medieval connotations, the "kill"
    command has been renamed "euthanise."
  2. 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.
  3. "history" has been completely rewritten, and is
    now called "herstory."
  4. "quota" can now specify minimum as well as maximum
    usage, and will be strictly enforced.
  5. The "abort()" function is now called "choice()."


TERMINOLOGY


  1. From now on, "rich text" will be more accurately
    referred to as "exploitive capitalist text".
  2. The term "daemons" is a Judeo-Christian pejorative.
    Such processes will now be known as "spiritual guides."
  3. There will no longer be a invidious distinction between "dumb"
    and "smart" terminals. All terminals are equally valuable.

  4. 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.
  5. 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).
  6. No longer will it be permissible for files and processes to
    be "owned" by users. All files and processes will own
    themselves, and decide how (or whether) to respond to requests
    from users.
  7. The X Window System will henceforth be known as the NC-17
    Window System.
  8. And finally, UNIX itself will be renamed "PC" -
    for Procreatively Challenged.

, Mike


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