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Michael Mol wrote: |
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> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> On Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:26:25 +0200 |
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>> Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>> On 14/12/12 14:19, Dale wrote: |
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>>>> I'm thinking of switching and getting rid of the init thingy |
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>>> Huh? |
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>> Once upon a time, not so long ago, Dale happened to try and make an |
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>> initrd. He followed the rules and the docs and it blew up in his face. |
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>> It blew up more in his face than HAL did even longer ago (and that was |
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>> pretty spectacular). |
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>> Somewhere in that thread the words "init thingy" were used in |
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>> frustration, and it's since become a meme, a disparaging reference to |
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>> initrd for those who don't like the idea of them. |
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>> Dale is getting famous at this, if ever we need someone to find the |
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>> really bad bugs in basic software, just mark it stable enough so that |
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>> Dale will use it. He will find the bugs that no-one else ever could, |
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>> it's just a knack he has. |
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>> Long live Dale. |
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> Hear! Hear! |
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> Dale, would you be interested in jobs doing software testing? If I see |
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> openings, I'd be happy to forward them your way... |
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> :wq |
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I thought I did that already. ROFL |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words! |