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OpenBSD is brilliant and I'm sure it runs on a multitude of network hardware, that you don't even know you encounter on a daily basis ! Given that this is HN,

OpenBSD is brilliant and I'm sure it runs on a multitude of network hardware, that you don't even know you encounter on a daily basis ! Given that this is HN, many of the readers might already know the "story" and I'm sure it has be told many many times... but I will tell it anyway since it's so funny (to me at least). Also we probably should not admire or approve of this sorta behaviour. Right so disclaimer out of the way, the story goes that: Someone once incurred Theo de Raadt(Main guy at OpenBSD) ire by asking the wrong question at the wrong time, and Theo de Raadt hacked his router and remotely remapped his keyboard. Now that is funny - Wrong but funny:)

djxfade 6y ago
That sounds a bit too good to be true. You got any tangible source for this?
- rawoke083600 6y ago
  I read it on mailing list yearrss ago, and repeated on my blogs and sites over the years, I'm obvious not helping if it is just an urban-myth, hence the "story-air-quotes". I still get a kick out of just the idea though :) If one googles "theo de raadt and keyboard remap" there a numerous reports - but I agree it's not credible enough. Lol if one google "LochNess Monster" you also get lots of hits and sites reporting it to be so. Just a "maybe-urban-myth" to lighten the Monday-Bluezz :) [0] https://www.trollaxor.com/2010/06/why-i-left-openbsd.html https://www.trollaxor.com/2010/06/why-i-left-openbsd.html
  - juped 6y ago
    "trollaxor" is a joke site (with various takes on the "theo bad man" schtick posted therein)
RedShift1 6y ago
This just sounds like a Chuck Norris quote. Except Chuck Norris doesn't need to hack routers to remap keyboards, keyboards remap themselves when they see Chuck Norris.
Simon_says 6y ago
Given that that anecdote is a criminal allegation against a living person, you should provide a source or STFU.
- xlrz 6y ago
  Lol wow ! You must be a very happy person !
- jascii 6y ago
  It is only a criminal allegation if there were indeed laws against it at the time and in the jurisdiction at hand. Playing "practical jokes" with each others systems was a fairly common occurrence in the hacker-scene back in the day...
  - rawoke083600 6y ago
    Exactly THIS! I remember "taking over IRC channels" back in the 90's remember "ping flood", only to lost it again a few hours later. Guess you had to be there to appreciate the time and the culture. It was a joke and not a declaration of war or a "federal crime". When did geeks get so serious :/
- _wldu 6y ago
  Before the 90s and Kevin Mitnick, there weren't nearly as many computer crime laws.
- rawoke083600 6y ago
  Was practical jokes or humour before or after your time ? STFU (Really ?) Wow...
  - Simon_says 6y ago
    After.
    - rawoke083600 6y ago

djxfade 6y ago

That sounds a bit too good to be true. You got any tangible source for this?

rawoke083600 6y ago
I read it on mailing list yearrss ago, and repeated on my blogs and sites over the years, I'm obvious not helping if it is just an urban-myth, hence the "story-air-quotes". I still get a kick out of just the idea though :) If one googles "theo de raadt and keyboard remap" there a numerous reports - but I agree it's not credible enough. Lol if one google "LochNess Monster" you also get lots of hits and sites reporting it to be so. Just a "maybe-urban-myth" to lighten the Monday-Bluezz :) [0] https://www.trollaxor.com/2010/06/why-i-left-openbsd.html https://www.trollaxor.com/2010/06/why-i-left-openbsd.html
- juped 6y ago
  "trollaxor" is a joke site (with various takes on the "theo bad man" schtick posted therein)

RedShift1 6y ago

This just sounds like a Chuck Norris quote. Except Chuck Norris doesn't need to hack routers to remap keyboards, keyboards remap themselves when they see Chuck Norris.

Simon_says 6y ago

Given that that anecdote is a criminal allegation against a living person, you should provide a source or STFU.

xlrz 6y ago
Lol wow ! You must be a very happy person !
jascii 6y ago
It is only a criminal allegation if there were indeed laws against it at the time and in the jurisdiction at hand. Playing "practical jokes" with each others systems was a fairly common occurrence in the hacker-scene back in the day...
- rawoke083600 6y ago
  Exactly THIS! I remember "taking over IRC channels" back in the 90's remember "ping flood", only to lost it again a few hours later. Guess you had to be there to appreciate the time and the culture. It was a joke and not a declaration of war or a "federal crime". When did geeks get so serious :/
_wldu 6y ago
Before the 90s and Kevin Mitnick, there weren't nearly as many computer crime laws.
rawoke083600 6y ago
Was practical jokes or humour before or after your time ? STFU (Really ?) Wow...
- Simon_says 6y ago
  After.
  - rawoke083600 6y ago