I always thought of them as dir. Shorter than folder? Pete ----- Original Message ----- From: "Octavian Rasnita" <orasnita@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 10:42 PM Subject: Re: General question about Linux > I never care about the "correct term" anywhere, not only in computers, if > the other persons can understand me. > So if it is not a Windows term, why do you keep telling me about Windows? > > Teddy Center: http://teddy.fcc.ro/ > Mail: orasnita at home.ro > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Aaron Howell" <aaron at kitten.net.au> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 7:25 AM > Subject: Re: General question about Linux > > > *sigh* > Its not refusal to learn new terms. Its refusal on *your* part to use the > correct term in the correct environment. > and as has been clearly demonstrated the origination of the terms you refer > to had nothing to do with Bill Gates, > (in fact, bill Gates himself had very little to do with the development of > Windows, he had a miriad of programmers to do it for him by that stage). > Teddy, if you prefer Windows, go and use it, but please stop antagonizing > people on this list about your choice. > Regards > Aaron > On Sun, Jul 21, 2002 at 05:44:15AM +0300, Octavian Rasnita wrote: > > If you refuse to learn new terms, only because they are invented by Bill > > Gates, ... well ... I understand. > > Teddy Center: http://teddy.fcc.ro/ > > Mail: orasnita at home.ro > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Toby Fisher" <toby_fisher at bigfoot.com> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 4:28 AM > > Subject: Re: General question about Linux > > > > > > On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Octavian Rasnita wrote: > > > > > I have worked in stationery, and I know what are the differences between > a > > > folder and other methods of storing data. > > > I also know that an intelligent guy named the directory as "directory" > > for > > > a computer a few tens of years ago, but I don't care about that. > > > If I say folder, do you understand me? > > > If you do, why care to say a longer word just to please some intelligent > > > people that don't like to adopt easier things because they are not > > > "correct." > > > > There is one simple answer to this. If you are talking to someone who has > > never used windows (yes, they do exist), they may not know what you mean. > > Folder is a windows term, directory is a computer term, it was used under > > DOS, it's used under Unix, and it can be used under Winblows. Also, there > > are people in this World who will choose not to know what you mean, so be > > careful. As for me, directory is better, it's nothing about longer words > > etc, it's just that I refuse to use a term invented by Bill Gates and his > > cronies, when there's a perfectly good one already. > > > > Cheers. > > > > -- > > Toby Fisher Email: toby at g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > > ICQ: #61744808 > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > +----------------------------------------------------------+ > / |\ _,,,---,,_ /| > / /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ / | > / |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' / | > / '---''(_/--' `-'\_) / | > +----------------------------------------------------------+ | > | Aaron Howell Kitten Internet | | > | aaron at kitten.net.au Internet consultancy, | | > | Phone: +61-417-625550 System administration, | | > | fax: +61-7-36010099 system design/integration. | | > | icq: 6715521 http://www.kitten.net.au | | > | | | > | | + > | | / > | | / > | | / > | |/ > +----------------------------------------------------------+ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
