Weenix

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  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.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Weenix
       
          /wee'niks/ An {ITS} fan's derogatory term for {Unix}, derived
          from {Unix weenie}.  According to one noted ex-{ITS}er, 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)