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Alan McKinnon 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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> :-) |
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You would mention hal wouldn't you? :-@ :-@ |
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I have the flu, nasty one at that, and I really don't need to add hal to |
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my list right now. That said, the Doctor called and the blood tests |
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said I was healthy as a horse, other than being sick as a dog. :/ |
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Sort of like software, supposed to work great out of the box but usually |
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doesn't. Imagine me on windoze. O_O |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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P. S. I'm not sure about the living part yet. It's a theory that is |
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yet to be proven. |
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I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words! |
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