Re: [TUHS] etymology of cron

John Cowan: Wikipedia is by nature a *summary of the published literature*. If you want to get some folklore, like what "cron" stands for, into Wikipedia, then publish a folklore article in a journal, book, or similar reputable publication. Random uncontrolled mailing lists simply do not count. ====== That sounds fair enough on the surface. But if you follow the references cited to support the cron acronyms, you find that random unsupported assertions in conference papers do count. That's not a lot better. I'd like to see a published, citable reference for the true origin of `cron'. Even better, better published material for a lot of the charming minutiae of the early days of UNIX. (Anyone feel up to interviewing Doug and Ken and Brian and whoever else is left, and writing it up for publication in ;login:?) But I'd be satisfied if we could somehow stamp out the use of spurious references to support spurious claims. If I had the time and energy I'd look into how to challenge the cron acronyms on those grounds. Any volunteers? Norman Wilson Toronto ON