Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 07:45:48 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: nate@root.org Cc: grog@freebsd.org, vd@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles fortunes Message-ID: <20070515.074548.-1749707775.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <46494F05.1020701@root.org> References: <20070515010209.GA41164@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20070515053439.GA23285@polejan.hw.v5d.org> <46494F05.1020701@root.org>
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Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> writes:
: Vasil Dimov wrote:
: > On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 10:32:09 +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
: >> On Sunday, 13 May 2007 at 10:07:23 +0300, Vasil Dimov wrote:
: >>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 09:30:13 +0000, Greg Lehey wrote:
: >>>> grog 2006-02-16 09:30:13 UTC
: >>>>
: >>>> FreeBSD src repository
: >>>>
: >>>> Modified files:
: >>>> games/fortune/datfiles fortunes
: >>>> Log:
: >>>> Wisdom about the Open Source ecosystem.
: >>>>
: >>>> Submitted by: M?rten Mickos
: >>>>
: >>>> Revision Changes Path
: >>>> 1.208 +5 -0 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes
: >>> +Attempting to stop MySQL by buying companies around it is like trying
: >>> +to kill a dolphin by drinking the ocean.
: >>> +
: >>> + -- M?rten Mickos
: >>>
: >>> Well... I think that this is no longer actual and a bit misleading.
: >>> Oracle is actively hiring developers to do InnoDB development, which all
: >>> you know is part of MySQL. I wouldn't call this "attempting to stop".
: >> I think you're missing the point. As others have said, it's a
: >> quotation, not a statement of truth.
: >
: > Ok. As a InnoDB developer myself I felt a little bit offended by this
: > quote, but I am not going to argue with you or to insist on removing it.
: >
: >> On a more philosophical note, is the fact that Oracle is hiring new
: >> InnoDB developers maybe a confirmation of M?rten's observation?
: >
: > Hmmz, I cannot see how this could be.
: >
: >>> Vasil Dimov
: >>> moc.elcaro@vomid.lisav Software Developer @ Oracle/Innobase Oy
: >> Ah!
: >
: > Indeed :-)
: >
:
: OH IT MUST BE A DAY WHOSE NAME ENDS IN Y. WHY ELSE WOULD IT BE TIME FOR
: A DISCUSSION ABOUT FORTUNE(6)?
It could be because we're in a month that has at least one vowel in
it. You can't discount that possibility.
Then there's the old standbys:
Hitler
This file is too liberal
This file is too conservative
This file is too gay
This file is too straight
This file is offensive to Albanian Ground Squirrels
did I mention Hitler?
Warner
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