As far as I know, the "on fire" joke originated in purely professional environments of the 50s or so, and got added to Linux in the early days when nobody but t

As far as I know, the "on fire" joke originated in purely professional environments of the 50s or so, and got added to Linux in the early days when nobody but the most hardcore nerds used it. An obscure in-joke makes sense when the system is used by the dozen people that will get it. It quickly starts being annoying when you go mainstream.