Date: 04 Nov 2002 16:03:26 -0600 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: lewiz <purple@lewiz.info> Cc: FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ``root''? Message-ID: <1036447407.804.36.camel@lerlaptop.iadfw.net> In-Reply-To: <20021104220037.GA1110@lewiz.org> References: <20021104220037.GA1110@lewiz.org>
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On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 16:00, lewiz wrote: > Hi, > > I've been wondering - what does ``root'' stand for? I've just been > doing some calculus as part of my math. homework and I've just written > down ``there are no ``real'' roots'' - is this possibly something to do > with the meaning of ``root'' - i.e. root = answer? Root of the user tree. Root of all users. Root of the machine. Tradition. -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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