[Judge_Fire]

I'm working on an intranet project, where we offer individuals a number of services, one of them being a diary/blog/.plan - type of thing.

Having read the .plan - files of various developers, I've grown curious about the origin and usage of this type of log. Unfortunately, searching for .plan is tedious enough, as all the engines I tried drop the dot.

I'd really appreciate any pointers to finding a definition, history or other info regarding it - both out of curiousity and because there just might be good stuff that could enrichen the tool we're building.

TIA,

J

[int69h]

Consult the Jargon File.

[Thinine]

.plans were originally a UNIX thing. Every user on a mainframe would have a .plan file which would house whatever project description they wanted. Other users on that mainframe could see the .plan, as well as other info, by typing finger username.

[int69h]

If you had consulted the jargon file, you would have known the concept of .plan is older than that. BTW UNIX got its start on mini-computers, not mainframes.

[Judge_Fire]

Thanks for your tips, I'd forgotten all about the Jargon file

J