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It's one thing that so many people who really should know better call anything Unix-y Linux. Now we're completely going the whole way and calling macOS Linux,

It's one thing that so many people who really should know better call anything Unix-y Linux. Now we're completely going the whole way and calling macOS Linux, too? It's pedantic, I know, but when I see this, I can't help but imagine the person who chose to use the phrase "Linux commands" doesn't really know what they're doing.

jazzyjackson 5y ago
maybe call them “linux-compatible” ? (:
monsieurbanana 5y ago
> This is a game to teach you the basics of using a POSIX (Linux, BSD, UNIX) terminal. Second line of the README. You're not the target for this. If you just installed your first Linux distribution, don't know anything about the command line, you're not going to click on something called "Learn POSIX shell...".
- johnklos 5y ago
  You did see the title, right?
  - MrGilbert 5y ago
    > [...] the person who chose to use the phrase "Linux commands" doesn't really know what they're doing. I'm quite certain they know pretty well what they are doing. To catch people's attention, you need to use "their" language. People will search for "linux command" more often than for "posix command". And it's totally fine to use that in the description, just to make it more precise in the Readme.
jfk13 5y ago
To be fair, the README does make it more general: > This is a game to teach you the basics of using a POSIX (Linux, BSD, UNIX) terminal.
pbhjpbhj 5y ago
I'm fine with being pedantic. However, they _are_ "Linux commands", they're just not exclusively so (and no, I'm not going to get into 'but Linux is a kernel ...'). It's like having 'a guide to kitchen tools' and you complain that cleavers are also used outside kitchens -- for sure, but they're still "kitchen tools". A lot of people won't be using a POSIX shell, XNU is what it says it is, ... what are you going to call it? 'Linux-like commands'? You're going to lose a load of learners who are looking for 'the command line, y'know, linux' rather than something that's not it but is like it. Kinda a premature specification.

jazzyjackson 5y ago

maybe call them “linux-compatible” ? (:

monsieurbanana 5y ago

> This is a game to teach you the basics of using a POSIX (Linux, BSD, UNIX) terminal. Second line of the README. You're not the target for this. If you just installed your first Linux distribution, don't know anything about the command line, you're not going to click on something called "Learn POSIX shell...".

johnklos 5y ago
You did see the title, right?
- MrGilbert 5y ago
  > [...] the person who chose to use the phrase "Linux commands" doesn't really know what they're doing. I'm quite certain they know pretty well what they are doing. To catch people's attention, you need to use "their" language. People will search for "linux command" more often than for "posix command". And it's totally fine to use that in the description, just to make it more precise in the Readme.

jfk13 5y ago

To be fair, the README does make it more general: > This is a game to teach you the basics of using a POSIX (Linux, BSD, UNIX) terminal.

pbhjpbhj 5y ago

I'm fine with being pedantic. However, they _are_ "Linux commands", they're just not exclusively so (and no, I'm not going to get into 'but Linux is a kernel ...'). It's like having 'a guide to kitchen tools' and you complain that cleavers are also used outside kitchens -- for sure, but they're still "kitchen tools". A lot of people won't be using a POSIX shell, XNU is what it says it is, ... what are you going to call it? 'Linux-like commands'? You're going to lose a load of learners who are looking for 'the command line, y'know, linux' rather than something that's not it but is like it. Kinda a premature specification.