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ESR Recasts Jargon File in Own Image
don.g writes "As reported by NTK, ESR appears to have embarked apon the process of recasting the Jargon File in his own image, adding terms like "Aunt Tillie" and "GhandiCon" that he dreamt up and seemingly no-one else uses, and various terms from (of all places) the warblogging community, where he is active. He's also updated the "Hacker Politics" page to be more closely aligned with his own views."
And here I thought ESR was a level-headed, objective advocate of OSS.
levine
Linux: Bastardisation of GNU/Linux used by entities that simply don't care about all my hard work.
Who the heck is ESR, and why is he messing with my jargon file!??
You can run but you can't hide, except, apparently, along the Afghan-Pakistani border.
- There lived a man once who was called Gandhi. If you see the Jargon file, he uses Gandhi and Ghandi as if they were interchangeable. Then again, as long as you inventing you own Jargon, what's a spelling here and there?
- What, no gun advocacy yet?
He likes talking about guns a lot. I wouldn't mess
with him. If he wants to make up some words and
stuff, aweshum. At least he isn't climbing a tower
with a rifle, or 'liberating' anyone to death. YET.
For every annoying gentoo user, are three even more annoying anti-gentoo crybabies. Take Yosh from #Gimp for example.
When a single person has that much control over the content of what is ostensibly a "living document", these things are bound to occur. I'm glad that he informed me that I'm supposed to reject hard-left political thinking, otherwise I may have embarassed myself in the near future.
Just glancing over the site I see that the first entry in the changelog is the Entry called '404' - clicking upon that entry gives you what?
A 404 - page not found error.
I wonder how that'll be represented in the paper version of the book, perhaps listing it in the index as page 2.5?
1 ESR is basically redefining everyone around you to only exist in your own personal universe, where you of course are the most important person alive. Thus 1 ESR is the maximum this unit can ever attain, anything above 1 would mean instant insanity.
With apologies to Douglas Adams.
And remember kids: Never trust a computer you can actually lift.
I always did think that the section at the back entitled "A Portrait of J. Random Hacker" read more like "A Portrait of Eric S. Raymond".
-Stephen
Ruchard Stallman could have changed it and added "GNU/" in front of every word!
Donte Alistair Anderson Roberts - hi son!
Karma: Chameleon
They gave ESR more free time to waste by not accepting his CML2. Linus, you should measure your decisions more carefully.
sgis ddo ekil t'nod i
I wept when, inexplicably, I could no longer access esr/jargon.
/Const Woe=Me
Now, it is back; the same, yet different. And I weep again.
Such is this "life" thing.
i see what u mean.
Yet Socrates himself is particularly missed.
A lovely little thinker but a bugger when he's pissed.
I can't wait to read the Apocalypse according to ESR.
I'm sure it will include guns, lots of guns...
The guy has serious issues.
Hi, OWC. Or should I call you... ESR?
I'll do it for free (the first time, anyway)
In other news, Microsoft, creators of the "Open Source is like a virus" theory, have unveiled the "Open source is like drug dealership" theory.
By reading this comment, you immediately waive any and all rights regarding it.
If they can get him laid, then they should be able to get anyone laid.
The Kruger Dunning explains most post on
Nah, that's just plain old ESR (a bit younger and thinner, though).
I'd say this picture shows more of a metamorphosis. :-)
zWhat would an EWOULDBLOCK block, if an EWOULDBLOCK could block would? -- me
Unfortunately what all the peaceniks always forget is step 3.5 "Then they annihilate you". You can never get to step 4 anymore than the underpants gnomes can profit.
Now if people would just stop saying "It's called cracker, not hacker. Teh jargon file even says so."
How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life
Someone should tell ESR there are hackers outside of Texas. Neo Conservatism is virtually inexistant in Europe, where the corporate brain washing procedures are much less developped than they are in ESR's trailer park, and have to actually compete with a working education system.
Dev elpizw tipota, dev phoboumai tipota eimai lephteros http://euclidian.org
As a general rule, anyone in the OSS community who is referred to by their 3 initials is likely to be nuts.
Here's a new word for you --- "ESRhole"
...or something like that.
..which I hope somebody will do:
ESRhole - one who takes command of something, proclaiming himself God and is no longer subject to criticism.
As for applicable fixes, wget yourself a mirror of v4.2 here
I know, it's still got a bit of ESR in there, but it's free from the latest bugs, and so therefore more easily cleaned...
Fork it! *kerrack* Fork it good!
With the slightly older version, all one needs to do is set up a new tribunal or something to clean it, repost it, and then add to it as a team. Split the power three or five ways-- hold monthly or bimonthly meetings to discuss submissions, and Make It So.
THAT would be a Good Thing.
Barak Michener
... all our catch phrase are belong to ESR ...
It's 10 PM. Do you know if you're un-American?
I can remember vividly a few years ago that he published "10 Sex Tips for Geeks" on Valentines day. If you have ever layed eyes on the man, you know that he is the last person you would ever want to be accepting sex tips from.
No, he is the first person you would accept sex tips from, since he claims to be able to channel Pan, the God of Sex.
Here's a quote from his description of his "amazing transformation":
Yes, ESR is not just an egotistical dickhead, he is totally mad as well. You can read more of this crap, as well as his recollections about channelling Thor and forming his own Wiccan cult here.