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I modern Linus-speak, I guess it would be: "Hi minix fucktards, I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be retarded like gnu) for stupid 386(

I modern Linus-speak, I guess it would be: "Hi minix fucktards, I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be retarded like gnu) for stupid 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like you to take your stupid feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things), print it on A4 paper, roll it and shove it up your ass. I've currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40), and things seem to work. This implies that I'll get something as practical as having to re-compile the kernel to use a new printer within a few months, and I'd like to know what features most people would want so that I can insult a larger audience in less posts. Any suggestions are welcome, as I like to teach Finish swearing. "

jlgreco 13y ago
Funny, though it is abundantly clear that you are not familiar with Linus's standard tone and vocabulary. A Linus email doesn't typically make news unless it is vitriolic. You have a selection bias.
- swcool888 13y ago
  Agree!
- asdfologist 13y ago
  It's called a joke.
  - michaelhoffman 13y ago
    Aren't jokes usually funny?
    - nraynaud 13y ago
      funniness is about the couple sender/receiver, not an intrinsic quality of the joke.
    - Ziomislaw 13y ago
      I found it funny (though I stopped using Linux some time ago, maybe that is the reason?)
    - eevee 13y ago
      You normally only hear jokes propagated if they're funny. You have a selection bias.
    - abrahamsen 13y ago
      One type of the jokes derive their fun from an unexpected twist. The fun is the surprise. Another type of jokes reaffirms what the listener already believe. The fun is the comfort of being proven socially right. This was the second type of joke. Those are obviously only funny to those who believe in the cliché the joke is using. As Homer Simpson put it "It's funny because it's true!" (explaining jokes is not funny)
- nraynaud 13y ago
  It's totally true, and even when it's vitriolic and in the news I would probably just read the title and skip the article.
  - jlgreco 13y ago
    Ah, some of them are very high quality though! Take this one for example: Ok, I have a better plan. - you learn to fly by flapping your arms fast enough - you then learn to pee burning gasoline - then, you fly around New York, setting everybody you see on fire, until people make you emperor. Sounds like a good plan, no? http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/archives/git/0506/5299.html http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/archives/git/0506/5299.html No matter how many times I read that, I always laugh.
    - rmccue 13y ago
      I love Linus' followup to this later: On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 linux@horizon.com wrote: > > > But perhaps slightly impractical. > > There are just few laws of physics it violates. Yeah, yeah. You avoided a few laws of phsyics of your own. [...] My plan was more interesting, I feel. http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/archives/git/0506/5308.html http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/archives/git/0506/5308.html
bitwize 13y ago
Linus is actually a darned nice guy. Until you push shitty code into his kernel.

jlgreco 13y ago

Funny, though it is abundantly clear that you are not familiar with Linus's standard tone and vocabulary. A Linus email doesn't typically make news unless it is vitriolic. You have a selection bias.

swcool888 13y ago
Agree!
asdfologist 13y ago
It's called a joke.
- michaelhoffman 13y ago
  Aren't jokes usually funny?
  - nraynaud 13y ago
    funniness is about the couple sender/receiver, not an intrinsic quality of the joke.
  - Ziomislaw 13y ago
    I found it funny (though I stopped using Linux some time ago, maybe that is the reason?)
  - eevee 13y ago
    You normally only hear jokes propagated if they're funny. You have a selection bias.
  - abrahamsen 13y ago
    One type of the jokes derive their fun from an unexpected twist. The fun is the surprise. Another type of jokes reaffirms what the listener already believe. The fun is the comfort of being proven socially right. This was the second type of joke. Those are obviously only funny to those who believe in the cliché the joke is using. As Homer Simpson put it "It's funny because it's true!" (explaining jokes is not funny)
nraynaud 13y ago
It's totally true, and even when it's vitriolic and in the news I would probably just read the title and skip the article.
- jlgreco 13y ago
  Ah, some of them are very high quality though! Take this one for example: Ok, I have a better plan. - you learn to fly by flapping your arms fast enough - you then learn to pee burning gasoline - then, you fly around New York, setting everybody you see on fire, until people make you emperor. Sounds like a good plan, no? http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/archives/git/0506/5299.html http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/archives/git/0506/5299.html No matter how many times I read that, I always laugh.
  - rmccue 13y ago
    I love Linus' followup to this later: On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 linux@horizon.com wrote: > > > But perhaps slightly impractical. > > There are just few laws of physics it violates. Yeah, yeah. You avoided a few laws of phsyics of your own. [...] My plan was more interesting, I feel. http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/archives/git/0506/5308.html http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/archives/git/0506/5308.html

bitwize 13y ago

Linus is actually a darned nice guy. Until you push shitty code into his kernel.