Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 Jun 1999 14:46:24 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Michael B. Trausch" <> | Subject | Re: Profanity in the Linux Kernel?!?!? |
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On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Riley Williams wrote: > > > I know what to *do* and how to *attempt* to alleviate an 0E > > error (one of Microsoft's MOST POPULAR errors in Windows)... > > I thought M$'s most popular form of error was of the "I'm fed up with > behaving, so I'm going to crash and upset you" variety... >
It is... 0E is the most popular method of doing so, with "Illegal Operation" dialogs next, in my experience.
> > ...but the point is, I want to know WHAT happened, or at least > > something that says in street English what it was or why it > > died. > > So do most TECHNICAL minded people, but an operating system is not > just for the technically minded, but for the general public as well. >
No, you didn't see what I wrote, did you? "Street English," i.e., non-technical language, laymen's terms.
> > > Actually, do what somebody said earlier and translate this so > > called profane language into it's literal english equivilents, > > and those could be used for a down to earth message to say that > > something's wrong, but put some comic relief with it. :) > > Only if every likely user agrees to the use of suchlike language. >
If every user agreed to everything that was in the Linux kernel, then development would be a heck of a lot slower.
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