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Subject: Re: Terminology: wheel
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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. :-)
>
>
>
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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_(Unix_term)