[aclug-L] Re: Terminology

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ryan Rupert <mis@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> My apologies (where applicable) for a message sent from MS Outlook:
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> Can anyone give me a URL to any site with a useful glossary of terms
> covering Linux and the like?

The canon for this sort of thing is the New Hacker's Dictionary, also
known as the Jargon File.  I highly recommend it; it's useful as a
reference and also funny and interesting (you could buy the hardback
book and read it for laughs).

See http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/

> I have checked out many HOW-TO's and other online resources to no avail.
> I.e Query for a formal definition of KDE or GNOME and the term is "not
> available".
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> Also, a newbie question using lpr and lpd as an example.
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> What is the (8) or (1) when a HOW-TO talks about lpd(8) or lpr(1)?
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