etymology &c

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From: researchdmr
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1981 00:35

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I would advise taking uiucdcs!jerry's account of history and
motivations with a healthy dose of salt.  However, his heart's in
the right place (unlike some).

A while ago someone asked Ken Thompson what he would do differently
if he were to do Unix again.  The answer: "I would have called it
create instead of creat."   Well, my answer is that I would have
fixed the stupid dsw manual page.  Fortunately, I can atone
by publishing a correct account (not the real 1970 manual page,
but an incredible simulation).

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