[techtalk] SuSE -> Mandrake?

[Jeannette Vollmer]

On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, Linda Walsh wrote:

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> /etc.  But then, to make it worse, they have a README about their startup
> philosophy that talked about 'init' being the *father* of all processes.

I can't say anything about the relative strengths of SuSE v Madrake, but
as far as the sexism of the naming conventions goes, I would cut them a
little slack - German can be sexist language, and I think that is simply
reflected in their documentation. In general, they do a very good job.

> I've always called it the parent process -- assigning a gender to a process
> just seems downright silly -- processes use fission to reproduce.  It's 
> an asexual process.  Anyway, the father thing bugged me. 
> 


Jeannette



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