Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 Oct 1998 11:27:48 -0400 (EDT) | From | " Raymond A. Ingles" <> | Subject | Re: Cosmetic Changes: ensuring decency of the Linux Kernel Source. |
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On Tue, 13 Oct 1998, Henrik Olsen wrote: > On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, Tigran Aivazian wrote: > > I did a grep of the kernel for the "f-word" and to my surprize, found > > plenty... [...] > <lots of examples snipped> > > ./arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c: panic("Tell DaveM he fucked up..."); > > Personally I would consider this one the only case where a change would > make sense, as it's a messsage seen by the users [...]
Actually, this seems a reasonable course of action. Comments are one thing, but the binary ought to be reasonably polite, even in a panic situation. :-> Besides, it's not like "Aiee!" and "Urg!" aren't humorous or descriptive...
Sincerely,
Ray Ingles (248) 377-7735 ray.ingles@fanucrobotics.com
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