Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 03:59:29 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Matthew Story <matthewstory@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Terminology: wheel Message-ID: <20120526035929.ecd5134f.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CAB%2B9ogfSBatOfS3cjL=xUum8HZrJZh1FfahXYtzAtL6xcEs-nQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <20120526034515.38c6191b.freebsd@edvax.de> <CAB%2B9ogfSBatOfS3cjL=xUum8HZrJZh1FfahXYtzAtL6xcEs-nQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 25 May 2012 21:52:12 -0400, Matthew Story wrote: > http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_(Unix_term) Ah, thanks! I hoped there was a more... technical explaination than just "wheel" being a slang term derivate. :-) big wheel (idiomatic) A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization. slang "big wheel" -> wheel bit -> wheel group -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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