Found 2 hits - Term: unix weenie, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
unix weenie n. its 1. a derogatory play on `unix wizard', common
among hackers who use unix by necessity but would prefer alternatives.
the implication is that although the person in question may consider
mastery of unix arcana to be a wizardly skill, the only real skill
involved is the ability to tolerate and the bad taste to wallow in the
incoherence and needless complexity that is alleged to infest many unix
programs. "this shell script tries to parse its arguments in 69
bletcherous ways. it must have been written by a real unix weenie." 2. a
derogatory term for anyone who engages in uncritical praise of unix.
often appearing in the context "stupid unix weenie". see weenix, unix
conspiracy. see also weenie.
see also:
weenix unix conspiracy weenie
- [2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
unix weenie
its 1. a derogatory play on "unix wizard",
common among hackers who use unix by necessity but would
prefer alternatives. the implication is that although the
person in question may consider mastery of unix arcana to be a
wizardly skill, the only real skill involved is the ability to
tolerate and the bad taste to wallow in the incoherence and
needless complexity that is alleged to infest many unix
programs. "this shell script tries to parse its arguments in
69 bletcherous ways. it must have been written by a real unix
weenie."
2. a derogatory term for anyone who engages in uncritical
praise of unix. often appearing in the context "stupid unix
weenie".
see weenix, unix conspiracy, weenie.
jargon file
1995-02-27
see also:
its unix wizard unix weenix unix conspiracy weenie
jargon file
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