From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 14 15:45:05 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8223916A417 for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:45:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 190A913C448 for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:45:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lBEFilSr058084; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:44:48 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id JCk9dHTZRu7e; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:44:42 -0600 (CST) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (dsl.daleco.biz [209.125.108.70]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lBEFgY52058029; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:42:36 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <4762A463.40304@daleco.biz> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:42:27 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070418 SeaMonkey/1.1.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Matt LaPlante References: <20071214010542.GA19553@demeter.hydra> <20071214022529.GA2571@kobe.laptop> <4761F17F.9030908@chuckr.org> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Giorgos Keramidas , Chuck Robey , FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Apparently, csh programming is considered harmful. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:45:05 -0000 Matt LaPlante wrote: > On Dec 13, 2007 9:59 PM, Chuck Robey wrote: >> Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >>> On 2007-12-13 18:05, Chad Perrin wrote: >>>> I ran across this today: >>>> >>>> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/csh-whynot/ >>>> >>>> Title: >>>> Csh Programming Considered Harmful >> That was written sometime last millenium, I mean, it's REALLY old. The >> question is sort of flamebait (you ought to go ask it on, say, the Linux >> IRC channel, for well-reasoned, adult discussion (NOT!) > > One could argue that making irrelevant, potentially insulting > statements about alternative operating systems is: > - not adult > - not well-reasoned > - flamebait And you took it ;-) --- don't read too much into his words. IRC is the hottest flame war protocol on the planet, and you're more likely to have large numbers of $any_type_person on a channel with a large number of users anyway; since Linux has more users than BSD, it makes sense to me. Chuck said, "Go to a Linux IRC channel with this question and watch for something that rivals the Great Chicago Fire happen in 2 seconds." He could have easily said "##freebsd on Freenode", but it'd have been a smaller and cooler flame war. He didn't say "Tux Sucks". Kevin Kinsey -- There are really not many jobs that actually require a penis or a vagina, and all other occupations should be open to everyone. -- Gloria Steinem