Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:35:09 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Dennis Jun <dennisjun@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why is root named "Charlie"? Message-ID: <20010720113509.I56611@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20010719185107.14311.qmail@web11605.mail.yahoo.com>; from dennisjun@yahoo.com on Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 11:51:07AM -0700 References: <20010719185107.14311.qmail@web11605.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Thursday, 19 July 2001 at 11:51:07 -0700, Dennis Jun wrote: > Just outta curiosity, anyone know why root is > named "Charlie"? I hope it's not in reference > to the BSD Daemon which some people incorrectly > refer to as "Chuckie." ;) The most plausible thing I've heard is that it's a reference to a baseball player called Charlie Root. I don't know if he really existed, but if he did, it would seem to fit. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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