Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 14:00:46 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Andreas Klemm <andreas@knobel.gun.de> Cc: FreeBSD-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /usr/bin/fortune Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960103135908.6638G-100000@latte.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960103074614.245A-100000@knobel.gun.de>
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On Wed, 3 Jan 1996, Andreas Klemm wrote: > On Sun, 31 Dec 1995, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > It's been recently broken, only about one call in 3 now succeeds. I > > looked at the source code, and I am frankly amazed at how such a simple > > program could be so incredibly complicated. > > I supped fortune from -current at Dec, 28. > while(1) > fortune > end > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 232 Nov 14 1994 Makefile > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 8320 Sep 4 1994 Notes > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 2303 Sep 4 1994 README > drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Dec 28 23:10 datfiles > drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Dec 28 23:10 fortune > drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Dec 28 23:10 strfile > ^^ > drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Dec 19 1994 tools > drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Dec 19 1994 unstr > ^^ I might be a little slow in the uptake, I don't get what you're saying. Maybe you should say it again, speaking slowly and using short words (8-). > > Andreas /// > > -- > andreas@knobel.gun.de /\/\___ Wiechers & Partner Datentechnik GmbH > Andreas Klemm ___/\/\/ - Support Unix - aklemm@wup.de - > \/ > ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Printing/aps-491.tgz > apsfilter - magic print filter 4lpd >>> knobel is powered by FreeBSD <<< > ============================================================================ Chuck Robey chuckr@eng.umd.edu -- I run FreeBSD on n3lxx and Journey2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dilbert Zone is Dilbert's new WWW home! The area features never-before-seen original sketches of Dilbert, a photo tour of Scott Adams' studio, Dilbert Trivia and memorabilia, high school photos and much more!: <URL:http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/>;
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