From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 28 19:54:40 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0845610656C6 for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:54:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: from yw-out-2324.google.com (yw-out-2324.google.com [74.125.46.28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A93B08FC1C for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:54:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: by yw-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 2so1048253ywt.13 for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:54:39 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=4Hyr448lekqG32cuRVyx6+6amk+SFs1KGWdbbAvyGyI=; b=tjAZPpCPnNOo0oJ+z9XLGFxHLKYOM8R3O7kjKXlU8F4/w6b7z6pdpWg+pv/w/9DnVp m6v3HhioMz/8HV61Jakweq6V4b+Hqind69XhKteJ9vY1DsIzP4QpyyjW1HrzDg1K6Rx3 yvVfA9EztQTyFw24BEtrtpuMix0PRRY4qL/cY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=O9EuLZbF/Sm5tMSP2mJ8lRkYbzC4gqT0zUw0hQW9CioCMKdGo/RGIFbVpngBLK8gp8 fYAOPIcNeRfClhuOIqkAx2Xtx07lEd2RvdD0yRyy23ex3fwtqcks+tFHUsGnkY3MmbEH NZp2H8g8VeDuThv9CPmSKvX/sxovX3V3DUKgw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.12.12 with SMTP id v12mr2755297ibv.43.1235850878811; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:54:38 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <49A994CF.90201@ibctech.ca> References: <49A95459.7090708@ibctech.ca> <49A994CF.90201@ibctech.ca> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:54:38 -0700 Message-ID: From: Tim Judd To: Steve Bertrand Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: kernel #4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:54:40 -0000 On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Steve Bertrand wrote: > Tim Judd wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Steve Bertrand > wrote: > > > >> Vasadi I. Claudiu Florin wrote: > >>> Hello guyz, > >>> > >>> Here's a short question (was unable to find a google) > >>> > >>> uname states my kernes as being: Freebsd-7.1-STABLE #4 > >>> > >>> What exactly is that "#4" mean ? > >>> > >>> Recompiled it 20 min. ago, so I figure it has something to do with > >>> maybe, I don't know, some sub-version of the sources ? > >> No. It means that this is the fourth time that you've recompiled the > >> kernel (IIRC). > >> > > > Actually this is the 5th time --- computers start counting at zero. > > Wow, what a nice technicality you have found! > > If "computers start counting at zero", and if the system-installed > kernel starts at zero, how many times has the user taken the bus? > > ;) > > int rand($infinity); Hope that satisfies you. If not, the answer to it is 42. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/guide/answer.shtml Thank you for your time :)