BSS data segment

[Bill Rust]

In article <2006 at se-sd.NCR.COM> rns at se-sd.UUCP (Rick Schubert (AEP)) writes:
>In article <20900001 at inmet> mark at inmet writes:
>>As a new comer to UNIX and C I have always wondered what BSS stands for??
>If you are a newcomer to UNIX and C, how long is this "always"?
>
>(Sorry about the non-technical posting and non-answer, but I thought my
>posting might be a nice break from the repetitive answers to this repetitive
>question.)


Give the guy a break. He asked a simple question and about 15 people
were nice enough to respond. I thought that the purpose of this system
was to disseminate information. If the question isn't up to your
standards, fine, ignore it, but don't go beating up people because of
it. Yes, some questions should have the response RTFM, but trivia like
this frequently isn't in TFM and sometimes, it is helpful to know what
it means. In short, if you want to respond, respond, otherwise don't
waste the bandwidth.

Bill Rust (wjr at ftp.com)