weenix

2 definitions found

weenix - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  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)
  

weenix - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  Weenix
   /wee'niks/, 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.