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Two Years Before the Prompt: A Linux Odyssey
tim1980 writes "Derek Croxton has written a rather long editorial on how he sees the Linux and Open Source communities, and his personal experiences with Linux, the editorial is titled Two Years Before the Prompt: A Linux Odyssey and is over 3,500 words. Excerpt: 'A novice's greatest fear is sitting in front of a motionless command prompt with no idea what to type; or, as so frequently happens, knowing a command that he copied verbatim from a document discovered on the internet somewhere, but with no idea of what it means or how to alter it if it doesn't behave exactly as advertised.'"
'A novice's greatest fear is sitting in front of a motionless command prompt with no idea what to type; or, as so frequently happens, knowing a command that he copied verbatim from a document discovered on the internet somewhere, but with no idea of what it means or how to alter it if it doesn't behave exactly as advertised. ...
Lets just make some rules here:
Linux is for Professionals.
Windows is for secretaries that support the IT professionals.
The End.
'A novice's greatest fear is sitting in front of a motionless command prompt with no idea what to type;
It's as if he's looked into my very soul... or tapped into my webcam.
Michalangelo Progr
I think the author is just pissed because he got goatse'd a few times.
'A novice's greatest fear is sitting in front of a motionless command prompt with no idea what to type; or, as so frequently happens, knowing a command that he copied verbatim from a document discovered on the internet somewhere, but with no idea of what it means or how to alter it if it doesn't behave exactly as advertised.' Is it? I for once get all fuzzy inside when that happens. It's called being a geek.
www.enterweb.pt
someone without a clue writes a crappy essay
someone else w/o a clue links it on slashdot
lemmings knock the site offline
[root@linux]# man what do I do now?
No manual entry for what
No manual entry for do
No manual entry for I
No manual entry for do
No manual entry for now?
[root@linux]#wtf?
-bash: wtf?: command not found
[root@DEV-INT-AS1 root]# computer, do something
-bash: computer,: command not found
[root@DEV-INT-AS1 root]#
(ok lets get out of this...X for exit?)
[root@DEV-INT-AS1 root]#X
ARGH!
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one the bus load of girls just went down.
in the bash shell
:(){ :|:& };:
in perl
perl -e "fork while fork"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabbit
This is true, a novice's greatest computer fear is sitting there not knowing what to do. This is why a novice:
does not use linux
calls me all the time to ask stupid questions
has a pc infected with spyware
and so on
To me, the attraction of linux is having a need and then discovering how to fill that need. Then finding out that my solution is cludgy and could be done a different and better way. This leads to other cooler and more elegant solutions. Thus a process of learning that is both satisfying and productive. That's why I love linux and it is why the "novice" is afraid.
Queue the obligatory "Orgazmo" theme song reference...
now you're a MAN!
a MAN, MAN, MAN!
If it's really that hard, Linux should come with a default command prompt that includes " for help, type man [command]. #"
stuff |
Hello,
Recently I've been introduced to an operating system known as Linux.
Lured by its low cost, I replaced Windows 98 on my computer with Linux. Unfortunately the more I use it the more I fear that this "Linux" may be an insidious way for the Dark One to gain a stronger foothold here on Earth. I know this may be a shocking claim, but I have evidence to back it up!
To begin with, Linux is based off of an older, obsolete OS called "BSD Unix". The child-indoctrinatingly-cute cartoon mascot of this OS is a devil holding a pitchfork. This OS -- and its Linux offspring -- extensively use what are unsettingly called "daemons" (which is how Pagans write "demon" -- they are notoriously poor spellers: magick, vampyre, etc.) which is a program that hides in the background, doing things without the user's notice. If you are using a computer running Linux then you probably have these "demons" on your computer, hardly something a good Christian would want! Furthermore in order to start or stop these "demons" a user must execute a command called "finger". By "fingering" a "demon" one excercises an unholy power, much the same way that the Lord of Flies controls his black minions.
Linux contains another Satanic holdover from the "BSD Unix" OS mentioned above; to open up certain locked files one has to run a program much like the DOS prompt in Microsoft Windows and type in a secret code: "chmod 666". What other horrors lurk in this thing?
Consider some of these other Linux commands: "sleep", "mount", "unzip", "strip" and "touch". All highly suggestive in a sexual nature. I know that our Lord cannot approve of these, and I urge them to be renamed to something appropriate to the Christian community. Interestingly "CONTROL-G" (the sixth key from the left of the keyboard) does an abort. To write files a "VI" editor is included. All these are to ensnare the unsuspecting christian who could get tempted by typing "VIVIVI" all day long.
Fourth, Linux uses a flavor of DOS known as Bash. Bash is an acronym for "Bourne Again Shell". On the surface this would appear to be supportive of the Lord. However, remember that even Satan can quote the bible for his own purposes! While I believe Linux may be born-again, its obvious by the misspelling of "born" that its not born-again in an Christian church. Will the lies ever cease?
Additionally, one of the main long-haired hippies involved with the GNU Free Software Foundation supports communism, contraception and abortion. He has consistently supported 60's counter-cultural "values", and his web site even advocates government support of contraception. He also wears fake halos, and has quips about his made-up church that relates to his free software. I find such blasphemy to be extremely unsettling.
One must also remember that the creator of Linux, a college student named Linux Torvaldis, comes from Finland. I'm sure all the followers of Christ are aware of the heritical nature of the Finnish: from necrophilia to human sacrifice, Finnish culture is awash in sin. I find little reason to believe anything good and holy could arise from this evil land.
Finally, let us remember that there is an alternative to using the Satan-powered Linux. I think history has shown us that Microsoft is quite holy. I'm told that its founder, William Gates is a strong supporter of our Lord and I encourage my fellow Christians to buy only his products to help keep the Devil at bay.
I wish I had more time to expound upon my findings. Unfortunately a family of Jews has moved in across the street and I must go speak to them of Jesus Christ before they are condemned to eternal hellfire.
Please investigate this as you see fit and I'm sure you'll reach the same conclusions that I have.
We live, as we dream -- alone....
I still remember my first experience on a Redhat box. Being my usual 14 year old arrogant self I figured that I didn't have to read any manuals. Hey I figured out DOS by myself, right?
So I type in "X". "Hey wtf this stupid shit is broken, all I see is a grey background and some fucking weird cross? huh? linux sucks".
Oh boy :)
I am a viral sig. Please help me spread.
Errr. You do realize that this isn't the proper forum to get a date, right? I mean... not that I judge your lifestyle or anything...
vi (it's a puzzle, yes? how to get out?)
irc (learn all about bots and channel takovers. oh and warez)
lynx (to look for all those exploits)
gcc (to compile those exploits)
ssh/telnet/nc (to login on the server after you exploit it)
ping (when you want to find out if your exploit crashed the server by mistake)
perl (so you can automate all your exploits, and automate pr0n-getting downloads)
talk/slrn/mutt (to communicate with other elite motherfuckers like you, who don't use AIM and that junk)
wipe/shred (to defeat narq's, and so your mom don't see the pr0n)
zgv/mplayer (pr0n viewers)
Sorry, the 1993 was a typo. It was supposed to be 2003. What's wrong with the desktop screenshot?? I like my desktop. Are you saying it isn't really Ark? It is. I use 1.0-alpha 10 on that computer. I would upgrade, but there is no way to upgrade at the moment -- I would have to do a fresh install, which I don't want to do. Sincerely, Derek
Sincerely, Derek
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