Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 21:52:12 -0400 From: Matthew Story <matthewstory@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Terminology: wheel Message-ID: <CAB%2B9ogfSBatOfS3cjL=xUum8HZrJZh1FfahXYtzAtL6xcEs-nQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120526034515.38c6191b.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20120526034515.38c6191b.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On May 25, 2012 9:46 PM, "Polytropon" <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > > What inspiration (or maybe logical thought) is behind the > _naming_ of the "wheel" group? > > I could find many explainations of what "wheel" is, what it > is for and how it is used (basic knowledge, I know), but I > couldn't find anything that states why this name has been > chosen. From other UNIX systems I know that there are groups > performing similar functions, but having different names > (such as "sysadmin" on Solaris prior to RBAC). > > This question definitely shows my age. :-) > > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_(Unix_term)
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