On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 3:18 AM Loris Bennett wrote:
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> writes:
>
> > I concur with Nicolas: every time you say "folder", a unicorn dies.
>
> What's the objection to 'folder'? I don't use it myself, but it seems
> fairly reasonable to me. Many desktop environments use an old hanging
> folder
On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 09:59:20 +0100
Nicolas George wrote:
Michael Kjörling (12023-11-02):
I don't have a reference handy, but I do distinctly recall reading
that Microsoft introduced the term "folder" specifically to also be
able to refer to a concept of "something which is _not_ a directory
Michael Kjörling (12023-11-02):
> I don't have a reference handy, but I do distinctly recall reading
> that Microsoft introduced the term "folder" specifically to also be
> able to refer to a concept of "something which is _not_ a directory
> but containing a collection of some kind of items".
>
On 2 Nov 2023 08:54 +0100, from to...@tuxteam.de:
>> What's the objection to 'folder'? I don't use it myself, but it seems
>> fairly reasonable to me. Many desktop environments use an old hanging
>> folder icon in their file browsers.
>
> This is Microsoft jargon. Eek.
I don't have a reference
On Thu, Nov 02, 2023 at 07:50:16AM +0100, Loris Bennett wrote:
> writes:
>
> > I concur with Nicolas: every time you say "folder", a unicorn dies.
>
> What's the objection to 'folder'? I don't use it myself, but it seems
> fairly reasonable to me. Many desktop environments use an old hanging
Hi.
On Thu, Nov 02, 2023 at 07:50:16AM +0100, Loris Bennett wrote:
> writes:
>
> > I concur with Nicolas: every time you say "folder", a unicorn dies.
>
> What's the objection to 'folder'?
$ mkdir /tmp/4
$ stat /tmp/4 | head -2
File: /tmp/4
Size: 4096Blocks: 8
writes:
> I concur with Nicolas: every time you say "folder", a unicorn dies.
What's the objection to 'folder'? I don't use it myself, but it seems
fairly reasonable to me. Many desktop environments use an old hanging
folder icon in their file browsers.
In German there are also two words:
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