Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Not a typewriter | Date | Thu, 10 May 2001 19:20:34 -0400 | From | Hacksaw <> |
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>I disagree. "Not a typewriter" is part of Unix tradition, and ought to be >retained as a historical reference. It's also an opportunity for "the >uninitiated" to learn a little more and move a little closer to becoming "the >initiated."
Heaven help us when tradition is more important than clarity.
Typewriter has always been wrong. I'd agree that "Not a teletypewriter" would suffice.
On the other hand "Inappropriate ioctl for device" is also not very clear.
I'd like to see "Not a serial or character device" or "Not a serial device" if that's more appropriate. Something like that...
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