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Weenix: /weeŽniks/, n. 1. [ITS] A 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. See
ITS, sense 2.) 2. [Brown University] A Unix-like OS developed for tutorial purposes
at Brown University. See http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/cs167/weenix.html.
Named independently of the ITS usage.
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