<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Random transient spin-offs]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Sandpit here.</p>
<p dir="auto">Things that I post, might disappear.</p>
<p dir="auto">Expect an unstructured mix, a mash. Not tidiness <img src="https://billboard.bsd.cafe/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=d540d9eb8c6" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":-)" alt="🙂" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://billboard.bsd.cafe/topic/55/random-transient-spin-offs</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 22:39:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://billboard.bsd.cafe/topic/55.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:46:04 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Random transient spin-offs on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:53:09 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/unusnemo" aria-label="Profile: UnusNemo">@<bdi>UnusNemo</bdi></a> <a href="/post/139">said</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/stefano" aria-label="Profile: stefano">@<bdi>stefano</bdi></a> 'nix (Unix like derivative) shells are pretty neutral to any specific OS or distro. Would it be considered to add a category specifically for shell related topics?  Or maybe a 'nix (*nix, nix) category for topics that are generic and apply to all Unix derivatives.</p>
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<p dir="auto">I like the second of the ideas. Thanks.</p>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/stefano" aria-label="Profile: stefano">@<bdi>stefano</bdi></a> <a href="/post/142">said</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto">… I'll consider if add a generic Unix or a Shell category. Thanks!</p>
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<p dir="auto">For what it's worth, I have a subcollection in Zotero:</p>
<ul>
<li>Unix and the like</li>
</ul>
<p dir="auto">It suited me at the time, but it wouldn't be a good name for a category in Billboard. Maybe name the category:</p>
<ul>
<li>UNIX-like</li>
</ul>
<p dir="auto">– omission of the <img src="https://billboard.bsd.cafe/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/00ae.png?v=d540d9eb8c6" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--registered" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="®" alt="®" /> is intentional <img src="https://billboard.bsd.cafe/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=d540d9eb8c6" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":-)" alt="🙂" /> and then if anyone <em>does</em> write about UNIX<img src="https://billboard.bsd.cafe/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/00ae.png?v=d540d9eb8c6" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--registered" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="®" alt="®" /> itself, the category should be a good enough fit.</p>
<p dir="auto">Pictured below: my current subcollections in Zotero. This is not a recommendation, it's a caution. In retrospect, I should have <em>much</em> greater use of tags (not pictured) instead of collections. It's a mess of my own making …</p>
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