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I think it's a big deal. I keep seeing things like that and getting kind of excited - "is this a new corporate-supported Linux distro? something cooler?" - and
by NoraCodes 4y ago
I think it's a big deal. I keep seeing things like that and getting kind of excited - "is this a new corporate-supported Linux distro? something cooler?" - and it never is. It sucks.
- linux2647 4y ago$WORK’s corporate values, etc are distilled into an “OS”. It’s been that way since it was a startup, but I still find calling it an “OS” weird.
- netizen-936824 4y agoI don't understand how you can say >values, etc are distilled into an “OS”. When its literally not an Operating System. Its an application, no? It runs in user space on top of a real Operating System
- _gmnw 4y agoSpeaking of weird ways to name something, why did you write it as $WORK? It doesn't look like it's publicly traded.
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- blooalien 4y agoTo a programmer or scripter, an uppercase $WORD starting with a dollar sign often denotes a variable. Thus, $WORK could denote any sort of work, or if you're religious, you might worship a $DIETY (but which one we don't know without asking, so it's "variable" information).
- pavlov 4y agoSadly this script that depends on a supreme being will probably break in production because the correct spelling is $DEITY... I guess supernatural dependencies are frowned upon these days anyway.
- spicybright 4y agoThat's why I always put both $DEITY and $DIETY in my .bashrc file.
- bradknowles 4y agoI support ${DEITY}, to cover the use case when there isn't one.
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- hermitdev 4y agoI agree. Words matter and have specific meanings. I'm tired of words being subverted for other purposes. Like "chemical free". So, you're telling me it contains...nothing? Or organic foods which has absolutely nothing to do with the meaning of organic from a chemistry standpoint. Conflating terms like this is purposeful misinformation with the intent to confuse and mislead (usually so you can charge more because the consumer thinks they're getting something different than what they're actually being peddled). The most charitable I could call it would be anti-consumer. From a cursory look at WorkOS, it's not an OS. It's at best an app framework.