So tell me, what do you call the object drawn in this picture, taken from a popular Linux operating system?
Say my name.
Evil GUI bloat
The ugly truth.
It’s a file.
The academic truth.
Everything is a file!!
This mouse? Believe it or not, file.
Hängeregister.
And I think that’s beautiful.
Do people actually get mad over that? Why?
I feel like the only people who actually care are the type who wrap their entire personality around which OS they use
I use both terms. If I’m accessing it from a GUI, it’s a folder. From the command line, it’s a directory.
Yeah i get this
I had a new employee ask me what I meant when I used the word directory. They had never heard ‘directory’ used in that context. It has only been known as a folder to some people.
I call them folders (especially with normies) with no regret. Fight me!
I use them interchangeably and I’ve never had a layperson get that glassy eyed stare they get when I talk about IT stuff they don’t understand.
