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Red Hat Nullifies Differences Between Bash, Csh
Andreas(R) writes "Red Hat Software has revealed that future versions of the distribution will hide the differences between command-line user interfaces, creating a 'more unified shell prompt experience'. 'I don't mind if they rebrand and unify the GNOME and KDE interfaces,' said one Linux longhair. 'Frankly, I rarely use GUIs. But when they start messing with my CLI, then it's personal. I'm not going to sit here and let Red Hat infect my beloved tcsh with those annoying quirks from bash." Ah, nothing like satire that only a small group will truly grok. *grin*
Read the link. This is FAKE news designed to humor us. Can't believe Slashdot would even post this...
Because most of the people who read this site need to LIGHTEN UP FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!!!!
Because Hemos liked the link and wanted it there.
There's no mission statement for this site other than something like "the editors will post whatever stories or articles they like."
What did YOU think slashdot was?
Read the FAQ.
It would have been better if it was announced on April Fools day...
As stated in some other thread as well, read the first 2 lines of the atleast : "Fake News written by James Baughn". And still, if you wish to speculate on the matter. Speculate on whether you are still capable of choosing your favorite /bin/l33t if you are capable of speculating on this speculative hoax?
I've never seen such a collection of knee-jerk humorless reactionaries in my life!!! I think the responses to this article are funnier than the article itself.
Warning: serious reactions to this article will go on your permanent record!!!
the growth in cynicism and rebellion has not been without cause
The article itself, or the fact that it seems like the majority of posters have failed to:
A) RTFA
B) Notice that this is "from the funny-funny-haha dept."
C) Read the editors comment Hemos left in the little blurb once again clueing them into the fact that the article is a joke just like the ignorant fools who have started to bitch already.
I think its the 'anal' Linux zealots who ultimately stop Linux from moving forward because they are so stuck in their ways.
If you dont like what Red Hat do then don't use their sodding distribution. There are plenty of other people out there who appreciate that Red Hat are interested in making the Linux experience as easy as possible for newer users, rather than confusing the hell out of them.
Lord knows they pump enough cash & resources into the community, and all people do is bitch about em.
"Hey! Unless this is a nude love-in, get the hell off my property!!"
"Dude, you are right, it's a fake story! It's Satire! THEY ARE NOT REALLY DOING THIS SO CALM DOWN! Dind't the foot as the Icon give you Clue #2? :x:q or was that ^q? Damn Vimacs!"
I think the real comedy here isn't the satirical write-up, but the responses to it.
Yeah, it's one gigantic game of "Spot the Looney".
I'm not sure what're funnier, the article, or the people who either didn't read the article, or who didn't get that it was satire.
Not really. Vi is a word in several languages, which hugely inflates the results.
In the end Red Hat shall rule supreme, replacing Microsoft as the One true OS.
Have you read my journal today?
More castration is need ... to produce a true single_Lusr distro. First, RedHat can slice-off the "permissions" mumbojumbo --- I got a Mauser98 in the closet ta handle intruders then, compress all that "init...blablabla-scripts" with a decent databased format ... heh, ya can even call it REGISTRY and finally fer gawdsakes MOUNTS belong on an engine block not a floppy drive fercrynoutloud and don't wait till the car starts complaining to screw them in.
... so of course I have to intrude... :)
;)
Maybe the reason everyone is looking up vi on google is because it is so *intuitive* and *easy-to-learn*?
Then again, I personally think emacs is a tool of the devil....
http://www.textpad.com - all the editor you'll ever need
-- Mal: "Well they tell you: never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious."