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@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ n. [from Usenet , but may predate it; common] n. flame wars over religious
issues. The paper by Danny Cohen that popularized the terms big-endian and issues. The paper by Danny Cohen that popularized the terms big-endian and
little-endian in connection with the LSB-first/MSB-first controversy was little-endian in connection with the LSB-first/MSB-first controversy was
entitled On Holy Wars and a Plea for Peace. Great holy wars of the past have entitled On Holy Wars and a Plea for Peace. Great holy wars of the past have
included ITS vs.: Unix , Unix vs.: VMS , BSD Unix vs.: System V, C vs.: included ITS vs Unix , Unix vs VMS , BSD Unix vs System V, C vs Rust,
Pascal , C vs.: FORTRAN, etc. In the year 2003, popular favorites of the day Python vs Perl, init vs systemd, etc.
are KDE vs, GNOME, vim vs. elvis, Linux vs. [Free|Net|Open]BSD. Hardy
perennials include EMACS vs.: vi , my personal computer vs.: everyone else's The characteristic that distinguishes holy wars from normal technical
personal computer, ad nauseam. The characteristic that distinguishes holy disputes is that in a holy war most of the participants spend their time
wars from normal technical disputes is that in a holy war most of the trying to pass off personal value choices and cultural attachments as
participants spend their time trying to pass off personal value choices and objective technical evaluations. This happens precisely because in a
cultural attachments as objective technical evaluations. This happens true holy war, the actual substantive differences between the sides are
precisely because in a true holy war, the actual substantive differences relatively minor. See also theology.
between the sides are relatively minor. See also theology.

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religious issues religious issues
n. Questions which seemingly cannot be raised without touching off holy wars n. Questions which seemingly cannot be raised without touching off holy wars,
, such as What is the best operating system (or editor, language, such as What is the best operating system (or editor, language,
architecture, shell, mail reader, news reader)? , What about that Heinlein architecture, shell, mail reader, news reader)? See holy wars; see
guy, eh? , What should we add to the new Jargon File? See holy wars ; see also theology , bigot , and compare rathole. People actually develop the
also theology , bigot , and compare rathole. This term is a prime example of most amazing and religiously intense attachments to their tools, even
ha ha only serious. People actually develop the most amazing and religiously when the tools are intangible.
intense attachments to their tools, even when the tools are intangible. The
most constructive thing one can do when one stumbles into the crossfire is
mumble Get a life! and leave unless, of course, one's own unassailably
rational and obviously correct choices are being slammed.