Jason Hellenthal <jhellenthal(a)dataix.net> wrote:
With all due respect to Rob Pike, I really do not find
it all that
interesting. .files being no different than any other file other than
not being displayed in a listing ? it seriously makes utterly no
difference other than the human PoV. Just because "We did it in Plan
9" does mean squat other than "We did it differently".
IMO the interesting - and funny - part is that dotfiles were born as an
unintended side effect of a flagrant kludge.
DN