Re: Slashdot shitheads
alano@summanulla.pcx.ncd.com
Mon, 17 May 1999 12:48:40 -0700
> On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 06:10:21PM -0400, Zygo Blaxell wrote:
>
> > Completely random thought...
> >
> > As a newbie-deterrent(*), why not put a short statement that is
> > printk()'ed at bootup right after the version line. I can't really
>
> Sounds like a good idea to warn clueless users about the development
> series but it would be more appropriate to do so at config-time or
> after compiling. What does a clueless user do if he gets the message
> after a reboot and has already thrown away his old kernel? It would be
> annoying in the boot message too.
I would add it to configure as well.
No matter what, you will get people complaining, but you at least have
something to point to. Unfortunatly there is not a regex that says "filter
out clueless twits". (Except maybe the one in the back of "Mastering Regular
Expressions".).
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