Weenix

/wee'niks/ An ITS fan's derogatory term for Unix, derived

from Unix weenie. According to one noted ex-ITSer, it is

"the operating system preferred by Unix Weenies: typified by

poor modularity, poor reliability, hard file deletion, no file

version numbers, case sensitivity everywhere, and users who

believe that these are all advantages". Some ITS fans

behave as though they believe Unix stole a future that

rightfully belonged to them.

[Jargon File]

(1995-01-18)