Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 12:45:17 -0500 From: Jerry Kendall <jerry@border.com> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com> Cc: Mark Hittinger <bugs@freebsd.netcom.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Hackers ages Message-ID: <96Jan31.125216est.20485@janus.border.com> In-Reply-To: <4920.823105169@critter.tfs.com>
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On Wed, 31 Jan 1996, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> I guess I barely make it into the "adults only" section here, I have
> less than 2 weeks experience in being a "Thirty-something" :-)
>
> Judging from the people I have met, it seems like FreeBSD is composed
> of a large fraction of "grown-up" hackers, and that could easily explain
> the uncommonly strong focus we have on stability and performance.
>
> The funny thing is that most of us were more interested in ice-cream
> and soda-pop when UNIX was started...
>
soda-pop AKA: fast and efficient
ice-cream AKA: small and lean
butterscotch topping AKA: reliable and rock solid
Therefore, soda-pop and ice-cream with butterscotch topping is what
we all want. Still!!!!
Ah, it IS nice to be young "grown-up" and a hacker too.
FreeBSD, well that just makes it all worth while.
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