On Fri, 2007-10-19 at 13:55 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote: > Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > heh. indeed. when i'm teaching intro linux (and, yes, as frightening > > as it sounds, i actually train people in the use of linux), i'm > > typically *very* careful about my terminology: > > > > / *the* root directory > > /root *root's* home directory > > /home *the* home directory, as opposed to ... > > /home/fred *fred's* home directory > > > > distinguishing between these early saves all sorts of grief down the > > road. > > > God help his students :-) Why? Because he defines terms early and uses those terms consistently from then on? Yeah, his students are in big trouble. Perhaps you perhaps prefer instructors that poorly define and misuse terminology? Wait! Let me see those docs of yours again...
