ken

/ken/ , n. 1. [Unix] Ken Thompson, principal inventor of Unix. In the early
days he used to hand-cut distribution tapes, often with a note that read
Love, ken. Old-timers still use his first name (sometimes uncapitalized,
because it's a login name and mail address) in third-person reference; it is
widely understood (on Usenet, in particular) that without a last name Ken
refers only to Ken Thompson. Similarly, Dennis without last name means
Dennis Ritchie (and he is often known as dmr ). See also demigod , Unix. 2.
A flaming user. This was originated by the Software Support group at
Symbolics because the two greatest flamers in the user community were both
named Ken.

