OK, let's have a "Quotes" thread!

Hello everybody out there using minix - I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things). I've currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40), and things seem to work. This implies that I'll get something practical within a few months, and I'd like to know what features most people would want. Any suggestions are welcome, but I won't promise I'll implement them :-) Linus (torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi) PS. Yes - it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs. It is NOT portable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's all I have :-(.

— Linus Torvalds August 25 1991

Thank yous!

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All this to prepare you for my bad forebodings...
Do you follow the evolution of the political protest in France? It is beautiful to a point where a real change appears to be in reach. So why do politicians demand the special police force to stay alerted?

“An' how can I tell you in terms black and white,
why there's fire in the city, tonight“ (Country Joe Mc. Donald)

ConC: ... I know the term grammarnazi has found its way into internet jargon, but I just feel this term is wrong in a way. Nazis where not just strikt to whomever they opposed. The murder of millions und the unmeasurable suffering that was caused by the nazis should not be forgotten. Using the term nazi for something not even closely as horrible, really could hurt peoples feelings, as it may look like downplaying the huge crime that was commited. It would be thoughtful, if you could forgo from using this term in this way. Thank you for reading. Anon: *bleep* Nazi Nazis.

--Seen on another forum (thedailywtf.com) some time ago.

(FWIW, I'm inclined to agree with the first poster, but not so strongly that I didn't laugh at the second.)

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