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From: Jan Schaumann <jschauma@netmeister.org>
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Subject: [TUHS] Origin of Charlie Root
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Hello,

Perhaps this has been discussed here before, but I
couldn't find a definitive answer as to the origin of
"Charlie Root".

https://www.geeklan.co.uk/?p=2457 includes links to
some of the /etc/passwd files from 4.1cBSD, 4.2BSD,
and 2.9BSD, where we see root changing from being "The
Man" to "Charlie &".

Speculations on the internet about Charlie Root the
baseball player are easy enough to find, but no
confirmation or official origin story.

So I thought I'd ask here: who can (authoritatively)
shed light on how we ended up with Charlie Root?

-Jan