From owner-freebsd-current Sun Apr 16 00:56:28 1995 Return-Path: current-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id AAA21985 for current-outgoing; Sun, 16 Apr 1995 00:56:28 -0700 Received: from easynet.com ([198.67.38.6]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with SMTP id AAA21979 for ; Sun, 16 Apr 1995 00:56:27 -0700 Received: by easynet.com (Smail3.1.28.1 #7) id m0s0P5a-000rdAC; Sun, 16 Apr 95 00:49 WET DST Message-Id: From: brian@mediacity.com (Brian Litzinger) Subject: Re: Memory init pattern To: henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu (Charles Henrich) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 1995 00:49:50 -0700 (PDT) Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199504160314.UAA16947@freefall.cdrom.com> from "Charles Henrich" at Apr 15, 95 11:14:21 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1166 Sender: current-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > >Already in use doesn't mean "perfect and can't be better" way to do > >things. Since this did cause even Microsoft PR problems, it seems > >silly to not avoid the same mistake if it costs nothing. > > >Hey, I'm not suggesting filling memory with zeros or all "U"s (ala WATFIV), > >just pick something that doesn't mean anything in any language or culture. > >Save the FreeBSD PR people some headaches later. (I agree - we do have > >enough controversy now just with the daemon logo unfortunately.) > > *bitch moan flame on* > > Aggh, goddamn cant Political Correct stay the hell out of something? As a > precedent AIX uses 0xdeadbeef as its fill pattern, its useful, and its pretty > funny, the daemon logo is really spiffy. Who really gives a rats ass if > someone who has no life takes exception to it? Tough shit, they get what they > pay for no? > > *flame off* I agree with the original posters sentiment. If FreeBSD wants to be taken seriously in the business community, which I sincerely hope it does and would like to help in making it so, it has to "play the game", by the rules the game is played by. Brian Litzinger brian@easynet.com