GNU bug report logs - #10013
[ls] document origin of name

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Ian Bruntlett <ianbruntlett <at> hotmail.com>

Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:23:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch, wontfix

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
To: 10013 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ian Bruntlett <ianbruntlett <at> hotmail.com>
Subject: bug#10013: man ls
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:55:13 -0700

I realize the motivation to share something cool with the world is
strong.  But I am very worried about rewriting history as we think it
ought to be written, as opposed to as it actually happened.  Unless
there is a good historical reference that clearly resolves the issue I
think it is much better to leave things changed.  I think it is too
dangerous to rewrite this history.  And to be honest I am as yet
unconvinced of the new telling of it.  Oral histories are not the most
reliable.  The palest ink is better than the strongest memory.

Bob
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