linux

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Linux: Because a PC is a terrible thing to waste. (By komarimf@craft.camp.clarkson.edu, Mark Komarinski) linux/4

A Linux machine! because a 486 is a terrible thing to waste! (By jjs@wintermute.ucr.edu, Joe Sloan) linux/5

Microsoft is not the answer. Microsoft is the question. NO (or Linux) is the answer. (Taken from a .signature from someone from the UK, source unknown) linux/6

This message was brought to you by Linux, the free unix. Windows without the X is like making love without a partner. Sex, Drugs & Linux Rules win-nt … linux/8

Avoid the Gates of Hell. Use Linux (Unknown source) linux/11

Intel engineering seem to have misheard Intel marketing strategy. The phrase was "Divide and conquer" not "Divide and cock up" (By … linux/13

Linux! Guerrilla UNIX Development Venimus, Vidimus, Dolavimus. (By mah@ka4ybr.com, Mark A. Horton KA4YBR) linux/14

Fatal Error: Found [MS-Windows] System -> Repartitioning Disk for Linux... (By cbbrown@io.org, Christopher Browne) linux/15

Personally, I think my choice in the mostest-superlative-computer wars has to be the HP-48 series of calculators. They'll run almost anything. … linux/18

/* * Oops. The kernel tried to access some bad page. We'll have to * terminate things with extreme prejudice. */ die_if_kernel("Oops", … linux/19

linux: because a PC is a terrible thing to waste (ksh@cis.ufl.edu put this on Tshirts in '93) linux/20

linux: the choice of a GNU generation (ksh@cis.ufl.edu put this on Tshirts in '93) linux/21

There are two types of Linux developers - those who can spell, and those who can't. There is a constant pitched battle between the two. (From one … linux/22

> > Other than the fact Linux has a cool name, could someone explain why I > > should use Linux over BSD? > > No. That's it. … linux/23

> The day people think linux would be better served by somebody else (FSF > being the natural alternative), I'll "abdicate". I … linux/24

> : Any porters out there should feel happier knowing that DEC is shipping > : me an AlphaPC that I intend to try getting linux running on: this … linux/25

Be warned that typing \fBkillall \fIname\fP may not have the desired effect on non-Linux systems, especially when done by a privileged user. (From the … linux/28

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, … linux/31

"Absolutely nothing should be concluded from these figures except that no conclusion can be drawn from them." (By Joseph L. Brothers, Linux/PowerPC … linux/32

"Problem solving under linux has never been the circus that it is under AIX." (By Pete Ehlke in comp.unix.aix) linux/34

"By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *is* the best thing since sliced bread." (By Vance Petree, Virginia Power) linux/37

"Oh, I've seen copies [of Linux Journal] around the terminal room at The Labs." (By Dennis Ritchie) linux/39

"...you might as well skip the Xmas celebration completely, and instead sit in front of your linux computer playing with the all-new-and-improved … linux/43

"And the next time you consider complaining that running Lucid Emacs 19.05 via NFS from a remote Linux machine in Paraguay doesn't seem to get … linux/46

"Are Linux users lemmings collectively jumping off of the cliff of reliable, well-engineered commercial software?" (By Matt Welsh) linux/47

"Linux poses a real challenge for those with a taste for late-night hacking (and/or conversations with God)." (By Matt Welsh) linux/51

"...[Linux's] capacity to talk via any medium except smoke signals." (By Dr. Greg Wettstein, Roger Maris Cancer Center) linux/59

We use Linux for all our mission-critical applications. Having the source code means that we are not held hostage by anyone's support department. (Russell … linux/63

Linux is obsolete (Andrew Tanenbaum) linux/64

"Linux: the operating system with a CLUE... Command Line User Environment". (seen in a posting in comp.software.testing) linux/68

Sigh. I like to think it's just the Linux people who want to be on the "leading edge" so bad they walk right off the precipice. (Craig … linux/71

"We all know Linux is great...it does infinite loops in 5 seconds." (Linus Torvalds about the superiority of Linux on the Amterdam Linux Symposium) linux/72

"Waving away a cloud of smoke, I look up, and am blinded by a bright, white light. It's God. No, not Richard Stallman, or Linus Torvalds, but … linux/73

We are using Linux daily to UP our productivity - so UP yours! (Adapted from Pat Paulsen by Joe Sloan) linux/76

But what can you do with it? -- ubiquitous cry from Linux-user partner. (Submitted by Andy Pearce, ajp@hpopd.pwd.hp.com) linux/77

/* * [...] 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 * … linux/78

I've run DOOM more in the last few days than I have the last few months. I just love debugging ;-) (Linus Torvalds) Microsoft Corp., concerned … linux/82

The only "intuitive" interface is the nipple. After that, it's all learned. (Bruce Ediger, bediger@teal.csn.org, in comp.os.linux.misc, … linux/83

After watching my newly-retired dad spend two weeks learning how to make a new folder, it became obvious that "intuitive" mostly means "what … linux/84

Now I know someone out there is going to claim, "Well then, UNIX is intuitive, because you only need to learn 5000 commands, and then everything … linux/85

> No manual is ever necessary. May I politely interject here: BULLSHIT. That's the biggest Apple lie of all! (Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc … linux/86

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.) linux/87

>Ever heard of .cshrc? That's a city in Bosnia. Right? (Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc on the intuitiveness of commands.) linux/88

Who wants to remember that escape-x-alt-control-left shift-b puts you into super-edit-debug-compile mode? (Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc on the intuitiveness … linux/89

Anyone who thinks UNIX is intuitive should be forced to write 5000 lines of code using nothing but vi or emacs. AAAAACK! (Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc … linux/90

Now, it we had this sort of thing: yield -a for yield to all traffic yield -t for yield to trucks yield -f for yield to people walking … linux/91

Actually, typing random strings in the Finder does the equivalent of filename completion. (Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc on the intuitiveness of commands: … linux/92

"Not me, guy. I read the Bash man page each day like a Jehovah's Witness reads the Bible. No wait, the Bash man page IS the bible. Excuse me..." (More … linux/93

As usual, this being a 1.3.x release, I haven't even compiled this kernel yet. So if it works, you should be doubly impressed. (Linus Torvalds, … linux/104

People disagree with me. I just ignore them. (Linus Torvalds, regarding the use of C++ for the Linux kernel.) linux/105

It's now the GNU Emacs of all terminal emulators. (Linus Torvalds, regarding the fact that Linux started off as a terminal emulator.) linux/106

Audience: What will become of Linux when the Hurd is ready? Eric Youngdale: Err... is Richard Stallman here? (From the Linux conference in spring '95, … linux/107

Linux: The OS people choose without $200,000,000 of persuasion. (By Mike Coleman.) linux/108

... faster BogoMIPS calculations (yes, it now boots 2 seconds faster than it used to: we're considering changing the name from "Linux" … linux/111

>Linux is not user-friendly. It _is_ user-friendly. It is not ignorant-friendly and idiot-friendly. (Seen somewhere on the net.) linux/118

Linux is addictive, I'm hooked! (MaDsen Wikholm's .sig) linux/124

Footnotes are for things you believe don't really belong in LDP manuals, but want to include anyway. (Joel N. Weber II discussing the 'make' … linux/127

Those who don't understand Linux are doomed to reinvent it, poorly. (Unidentified source.) Look, I'm about to buy me a double barreled sawed … linux/131

The new Linux anthem will be "He's an idiot, but he's ok", as performed by Monthy Python. You'd better start practicing. (Linus … linux/134

"How do you power off this machine?" (Linus, when upgrading linux.cs.helsinki.fi, and after using the machine for several months.) linux/135

Excusing bad programming is a shooting offence, no matter _what_ the circumstances. (Linus Torvalds, to the linux-kernel list) linux/136

"Linus? Whose that?" (clueless newbie on #Linux) linux/137

N: Phil Lewis E: beans@bucket.ualr.edu D: Promised to send money if I would put his name in the source tree. S: PO Box 371 S: North Little Rock, Arkansas … linux/138

>You know you are "there" when you are known by your first name, and >are recognized. >Lemmie see, there is Madonna, and Linus, and … linux/139

Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen a angry penguin … linux/140

".. I used to get in more fights with SCO than I did my girlfriend, but now, thanks to Linux, she has more than happily accepted her place back … linux/143

I mean, well, if it were not for Linux I might be roaming the streets looking for drugs or prostitutes or something. Hannu and Linus have my highest admiration … linux/144

>What does ELF stand for (in respect to Linux?) ELF is the first rock group that Ronnie James Dio performed with back in the early 1970's. … linux/145

"Linux was made by foreign terrorists to take money from true US companies like Microsoft." -Some AOL'er. "To this end we dedicate … linux/146

> Is there any hope for me? Am I just thick? Does anyone remember the > Rubiks Cube, it was easier! I found that the Rubiks cube and Linux are … linux/148

No matter how hard it is to make money out of Linux, it's much harder to compete against it. Andrew Tridgell <http://www.linux-mag.com/2001-07/tridgell_04.html> quotes/245

Well, I don't know about broader adoption, but the Linux desktop is why I got into Linux in the first place. I mean, I have never, ever cared about … quotes/487

To me, Linux on the desktop has always been the most interesting goal. The primary reason for that is simply that it’s always been what I want (I’ve never … quotes/488