Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Peter da Silva
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 00:00

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The name of the program "su" is taken from the "setuid" system call and the
"set user ID" bit. It's a two letter abbreviation because it was written by 
someone using a 110 baud ASR33 teletype with big ugly hard-to-press round
keys.

su	-- Set User (ID) or "SetUid".

-- 
The Reverend Peter da Silva, ULC, COQO, BOFH, 3D0G, KIBO, POPE Ziggy Wotzit II.
Har du kramat din varg, idag? `-_-'                      What is reality, Papa?
Hail Eris! All Hail Discordia!                                 Vi er alle Kibo.
HEIL KIBO! HEIL KIBO! HEIL KIBO!                            Wir sind alle Kibo.

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From: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/16
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