[ih] What is the origin of the root account?

[Larry Sheldon]

On 4/12/2013 12:51 AM, Larry Sheldon wrote:
> On 4/11/2013 11:58 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote:
>
>> First off, please be careful to distinguish between _ARPANET_ development
>> (both hosts and switches) and _Internet_ development. Totally separate
>> efforts, mostly different people, etc, etc.
>
> Please forgive me for that--the difference is indeed important. However,
> as a non-combatant (nor participant, if you rather) in the flow of
   as a non-combatant (or participant, if you rather) in the flow of
> history I think of one leading to the other and I'm not sure even now,
> where the tic on the time-line belongs.

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