From owner-freebsd-current Sat Apr 15 20:14:26 1995 Return-Path: current-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id UAA16953 for current-outgoing; Sat, 15 Apr 1995 20:14:26 -0700 Received: from crh.cl.msu.edu (crh.cl.msu.edu [35.8.1.24]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with SMTP id UAA16947 for ; Sat, 15 Apr 1995 20:14:23 -0700 Message-Id: <199504160314.UAA16947@freefall.cdrom.com> Received: by crh.cl.msu.edu (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA03370; Sat, 15 Apr 1995 23:14:21 -0400 Date: Sat, 15 Apr 1995 23:14:21 -0400 From: Charles Henrich To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Memory init pattern X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #10 (NOV) 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* -Crh -- Charles Henrich Michigan State University henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu http://rs560.msu.edu/~henrich/