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And what happens when you are not using a GUI? Aren't you incapable of creating folders? If a folder is the same thing, why can't you create one then? A folder
by assimpleaspossi 3y ago
And what happens when you are not using a GUI? Aren't you incapable of creating folders? If a folder is the same thing, why can't you create one then?
A folder does not exist without a GUI. A folder "might" represent a clickable interface that shows the same contents as a directory but a browser will read the contents of that directory using pathnames and not folders.
And mounting a disk drive onto a folder makes no sense at all.
Your "for historical reasons" is a made up reason unless you can point to an authoritative source for that. If nothing else, the source to Wikipedia in this thread says what I say and not what you wrote.
- crazygringo 3y agoSorry, but this is just being overly pedantic without any practical value at all. Of course you can create a folder without a GUI, because in all cases but a few exceptions, a folder is a directory. "mkdir" creates a folder, regardless of the name of the command. When I load my GUI later, I see the folder. Until now, I have never knowingly met anybody who thought there was any value in drawing a distinction between the two for the basic purposes of routine file organization. So I think you're fighting a lost cause here. Good luck with your crusade though! Sorry our usage of the term "folder" bothers you so much.
- assimpleaspossi 3y agoWhat you call pedantic I call technically correct. Nowadays too many people make up words that have no meaning and misuse words but think that's OK cause "you know what I mean". No, it is not clear what you mean using your Windows terminology while I'm working on my FreeBSD server attempting to mount hardware.