Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 15:43:05 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/include Makefile getopt.h src/lib/libc/stdlib Makefile.inc getopt_long.3 getopt_long.c Message-ID: <20020929.154305.13036105.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20020929233641.A31897@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20020929223814.A31595@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20020929.153259.120006497.imp@bsdimp.com> <20020929233641.A31897@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> writes:
: On Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 03:32:59PM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote:
: > In message: <20020929223814.A31595@freebie.xs4all.nl>
: > Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> writes:
: > : On Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 12:27:42PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
: > : > This commit has put the horse before the cart.
: > :
: > : Isn't that the place where you want your horse?
: >
: > FreeBSD, putting the horse before the cart since 1992.
:
: Lemme explain: in Dutch there is a saying that goes like "putting the
: horse behind the cart". Meaning that you are doing something really
: counterproductive
:
: :)
There's a similar saying here 'Putting the cart before the horse'
which is what I think O'Brien wanted to say originally, but now that
he's messed up, we have to tease him a little about it :-)
Warner
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