[TUHS] On Graduation from (VI) to (I)

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Present from the beginning, Section VI of the UNIX Programmer's
Manual was the gathering place for all those little programs
folks involved in the system had authored for fun and frolic
rather than work and business, mostly.  In-progress works and
experimental features also often found themselves relegated to
this section.  If a feature was lucky (and not too "fun"), it
earned the distinction of graduating then to the big leagues in
Section I.

Something I'm curious about is what sorts of decisions were
involved in what section between the two to slot any given
program at any given time.  Of course the arbiters of the
original manuals would've been folks at Bell/AT&T, but we also
see this convention retained in other vendor's offerings, with
them also relegating certain additions and components to this oft
overlooked section.

For me I'm also curious if there was a sense of pride, or on the
flip side, a sense of selling out when/if one's program ascended
the marble steps from section VI to section I.  On one hand, I
would feel proud that my work was appreciated enough to make it.
On the other hand, I am a very diy person and would feel
similarly proud of how much volume I could shove into section VI
without concerning myself with the haughty expectations of those
snooty section I programs.

Anyone have any fun stories related to this dichotomy in the
manual?  Have your feelings ever been hurt because what you
thought was section I work was banished to section VI?  Was it
less of a big deal than my dramatic delivery would suggest?

- Matt G.