Avoid the Gates of Hell. Use Linux
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-/*
- * Oops. The kernel tried to access some bad page. We'll have to
- * terminate things with extreme prejudice.
-*/
-die_if_kernel("Oops", regs, error_code);
-(From linux/arch/i386/mm/fault.c)
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-"...Deep Hack Mode--that mysterious and frightening state of
-consciousness where Mortal Users fear to tread."
-(By Matt Welsh)
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-DOS: n., A small annoying boot virus that causes random spontaneous system
- crashes, usually just before saving a massive project. Easily cured by
- UNIX. See also MS-DOS, IBM-DOS, DR-DOS.
-(from David Vicker's .plan)
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-/*
- * [...] Note that 120 sec is defined in the protocol as the maximum
- * possible RTT. I guess we'll have to use something other than TCP
- * to talk to the University of Mars.
- * PAWS allows us longer timeouts and large windows, so once implemented
- * ftp to mars will work nicely.
- */
-(from /usr/src/linux/net/inet/tcp.c, concerning RTT [retransmission timeout])
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-"Even more amazing was the realization that God has Internet access. I
-wonder if He has a full newsfeed?"
-(By Matt Welsh)
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->Ever heard of .cshrc?
-That's a city in Bosnia. Right?
-(Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc on the intuitiveness of commands.)
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Fatal Error: Found [MS-Windows] System -> Repartitioning Disk for Linux...
(By cbbrown@io.org, Christopher Browne)
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-How do I type "for i in *.dvi do xdvi i done" in a GUI?
-(Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc on the intuitiveness of interfaces.)
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-"How should I know if it works? That's what beta testers are for. I only
-coded it."
-(Attributed to Linus Torvalds, somewhere in a posting)
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-A proud member of TeamLinux \_________\/
-(By CHaley (HAC), haley@unm.edu, ch008cth@pi.lanl.gov)
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I develop for Linux for a living, I used to develop for DOS.
Going from DOS to Linux is like trading a glider for an F117.
(By entropy@world.std.com, Lawrence Foard)