From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: dnied@tiscali.it (Dario Niedermann)
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:46:23 +0200
Subject: [TUHS] the origin of dotfiles
In-Reply-To: <20120818175100.GA19098@DataIX.net>
References: <20120817.141300.1065791047788293044.kuroishi@iij.ad.jp>
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Jason Hellenthal <jhellenthal at dataix.net> wrote:

> With all due respect to Rob Pike, I really do not find it all that
> interesting. .files being no different than any other file other than
> not being displayed in a listing ? it seriously makes utterly no
> difference other than the human PoV. Just because "We did it in Plan
> 9" does mean squat other than "We did it differently".


IMO the interesting - and funny - part is that dotfiles were born as an
unintended side effect of a flagrant kludge.

DN