From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_FONT_LOW_CONTRAST, HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_28,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id c741efb3 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:26:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3E6A6A1CB0; Sat, 1 Sep 2018 01:26:18 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28685A1A1B; Sat, 1 Sep 2018 01:26:07 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=ccc.com header.i=@ccc.com header.b=moV4vWey; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 71452A1A1B; Sat, 1 Sep 2018 01:26:05 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-io0-f175.google.com (mail-io0-f175.google.com [209.85.223.175]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 14409A1A1A for ; Sat, 1 Sep 2018 01:26:05 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-io0-f175.google.com with SMTP id l14-v6so10723716iob.7 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2018 08:26:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccc.com; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=/g08DLa8UnCxgezaikFK8/GWtYnKTrnwRNg+D9qmF9w=; b=moV4vWeyhzLEA+UVBc1zxNFNbZep49HOXtbAREG3jrDF0acN/whMdq6R3AdTwAfp+C ecmh7+kl7n2zrwbiLQE0vkQz6z7bjW4dE3M3BLJTFg2EXhxFvFTLPplJb9ERIuHyTwoF c/VbDtlFLxSnNsoskrH/CMdtnj3Oaj80s3oBo= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=/g08DLa8UnCxgezaikFK8/GWtYnKTrnwRNg+D9qmF9w=; b=RJ/8gzbyh+PFBgsjOmcj4vOBH8aef/YmJiNa9deJbQcrSESUpVdVFrjrRhWMPfb96i 5NpcIucL7qquuOmfifBZdQQPbv+O97JPq6mmayS7CY95H0jMjNjvEhDu2k3K9QjJddXx Zyr+fTyGGV4MWLnq5FXLzYMiee1VJvOTQux3zSlqMnON/01hjRY28NnO/EGF5cI12FCU xBQn+zj/FriFmB1Q0PDf9TqtsqxWTNC7IvUh+ZhpcdUwlL5Uh9NDk7oR60DweQm3iH9e 27bBUCWbI1yi8+9dBG1XzxjuobjSNVCh1X8Ct06YD9IKhAjZeTnN7KypBfXz+yKclCEZ oTSw== X-Gm-Message-State: APzg51Aro+52sEMK1zgdXL+mxKkZbioX+rZskEsvtRog/S+7JBaRK31D 5oVRIAjxVFppVfsQgVao+UNmP2oTpN8YJ1nPvQWmoQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ANB0VdYEtcE5MT12zt5WQGHXTVOFLBwNOU0LyZQ8BRlU+Lr3FnjNnwq3i/hLRG35vQ++nWvkIc8OT1G+AwFn310iBoA= X-Received: by 2002:a6b:de0c:: with SMTP id v12-v6mr13011795iog.121.1535729164411; Fri, 31 Aug 2018 08:26:04 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20180829233605.GJ8423@mcvoy.com> <69AFD606-5E1D-4060-95A5-22F33B2322B2@ccc.com> <3b0a2895-4a6b-48c4-87da-cc1018d7b665.maildroid@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3b0a2895-4a6b-48c4-87da-cc1018d7b665.maildroid@localhost> From: Clem Cole Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:25:38 -0400 Message-ID: To: William Pechter , The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000005106340574bccf9f" Subject: Re: [TUHS] UNIX System names - since UNIX was a Trademark X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000005106340574bccf9f Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fair enough, but was a cute joke that made those "in the know" smile (like me), but less of a dig at a marketing naming IMO - like RHEL - not seeing the obvious way to pronounce the name - duh. I was more thinking terms of things like that that marketing folks just were clueless. Clem =E1=90=A7 On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 11:17 AM William Pechter wrote: > UNIX is a trademark of AT&T > AT&T is a modem test command. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Clem Cole > To: Dave Horsfall > Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society > Sent: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:42 > Subject: Re: [TUHS] UNIX System names - since UNIX was a Trademark > > Dave Horsfall's comment about AIX made me think. The joker in me has > always been impressed by how marketing people 'missed' the obvious > pronunciations that would lead to serious > > jokes. > Some of the more memorable ones from the UNIX world that I knew: AIX -> > "aches", CRDS -> "cruds", HP-UX -> HP "yucks" and "hockey pucks" and my > favorite: RHEL -> "our hell" > > I bet there are more and others I did know/consider ;-) > > That said, I did hear a pro-VMS person in ZKO (*i.e.* a DECie) once tried > refered to "DEC Ultrix" as Dirty Tricks, but I never heard that one take > off/be repeated outside of ZKO. > > For history we probably should try to collect them, although I fear the > context of the joke in the future may be lost. > > > Clem > =E1=90=A7 > --0000000000005106340574bccf9f Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Fair enough, but was a cute joke that made those "= in the know" smile=C2=A0(like me), but less of a dig at a marketing na= ming IMO - like RHEL - not seeing the=C2=A0obvious way to pronounce=C2=A0th= e name - duh.=C2=A0 I was more thinking terms of things like that that mark= eting folks just were clueless.
Clem
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On Fri, Aug 31, 201= 8 at 11:17 AM William Pechter <pech= ter@gmail.com> wrote:
UNIX i= s a trademark of AT&T
AT&T is a modem test command.

-----Original Message-----
From: Clem Cole <clem= c@ccc.com>
To: Dave Horsfall <dave@horsfall.org>
Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society <tuhs@tuhs.org>
Sent: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:42
Subject: Re: [TUHS] UNIX System names - since UNIX was a Trademark

Dave Horsfall's comment about AIX made me think.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0The= joker in me has
=C2=A0always been impressed by how marketing people 'missed' the ob= vious
pronunciations that would lead to serious

jokes.
Some of the more memorable ones from the UNIX world that I knew: AIX -><= br> "aches", CRDS -> "cruds", HP-UX -> HP "yucks= " and "hockey pucks" and my
favorite: RHEL -> "our hell"

I bet there are more and others I did know/consider ;-)

That said, I did hear a pro-VMS person in ZKO (*i.e.* a DECie) once tried refered to "DEC Ultrix" as Dirty Tricks, but I never heard that o= ne take
off/be repeated outside of ZKO.

For history we probably should try to collect them, although I fear the
context of the joke in the future may be lost.


Clem
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