Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Allen Kirby
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 00:00

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Kevin Hudson wrote:
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> this implies that su = Super User
> 
> AT&T invented UNIX
> 
> QED: The official definition of su is Super User
<snip>

This was confirmed by Ken Thompson. Su originally stood for super user.
The ability to be other users came later.
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Allen Kirby			AT&T ITS Production Services
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From: Allen Kirby <akirby@att.com>
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/27
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