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From: loki harfagr on 31 Jan 2008 14:36
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:14:47 -0800, Tom N wrote:

>...
> On almost any Linux box in the world, you can just enter:
>
> alias ff='firefox &'
>
> and the deed is done. Whatever alias you want, whatever app you want.

What's this idea to mix-up lyrics from ACDC and StatusQuo in the same
old b0rken song?-)

> The '&' puts the firefox command in the background, freeing up the
> prompt.
....
> An artificial interface that is MUCH more limited than the shell.

I just can't wait the day you'll discover that alias are deprecated
and will start stormtrooping the linux groups with news about the new
mantras you're bringing out to them, Lucy on the half shell!
From: Tom N on 31 Jan 2008 14:53
On Jan 30, 11:36 am, loki harfagr <l...(a)theDarkDesign.free.fr> wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:14:47 -0800, Tom N wrote:
> >...
> > On almost any Linux box in the world, you can just enter:
>
> > alias ff='firefox &'
>
> > and the deed is done. Whatever alias you want, whatever app you want.
>
> What's this idea to mix-up lyrics from ACDC and StatusQuo in the same
> old b0rken song?-)

I have no idea what you are talking about there.

Except that I know bullshit when I see it.

>
>
>
> > The '&' puts the firefox command in the background, freeing up the
> > prompt.
> ...
> > An artificial interface that is MUCH more limited than the shell.
>
> I just can't wait the day you'll discover that alias are deprecated
> and will start stormtrooping the linux groups with news about the new
> mantras you're bringing out to them, Lucy on the half shell!

This lack of intelligent content is sure typical of people who don't
want the artificial and illusory supremacy of KDE questioned, even
though it is nothing but a collection of applications with a common
graphical theme.

Check out the most recent man bash. Aliases are far from being
deprecated. Why would such a useful feature ever be deprecated?

The problem with becoming hooked on KDE (etc.) is that not only
are you dependent on the corporate-sponsored geeks at KDE (etc.),
but you are also dependent on those who understand the shell.

Because you just can't run linux/unix effectively without
understanding
the basics of the shell.

Those are the sort of dependencies promoted by technocrats who
WANT the ordinary user to be dependent on them.

That's the nature of the corporate agenda: Promoting dependence
on them.

A little shell knowhow and a decent window manager and you
can be free and create an ODE that suits _you_, not some
yuppy geeks whose corporate masters think that turning the
Internet into a virtual shopping mall and your computer into
an updated Boob Tube are admirable goals.


Tom
Use this email address. The other one is a spamtrap:
calhobbit AT
gmail DOT
com


From: Mark South on 31 Jan 2008 15:43
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:53:20 -0800, Tom N wrote:

> an updated Boob Tube are admirable goals

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From: Loki Harfagr on 1 Feb 2008 02:50
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:53:20 -0800, Tom N did cat :

> On Jan 30, 11:36 am, loki harfagr <l...(a)theDarkDesign.free.fr> wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:14:47 -0800, Tom N wrote:
>> >...
>> > On almost any Linux box in the world, you can just enter:
>>
>> > alias ff='firefox &'
>>
>> > and the deed is done. Whatever alias you want, whatever app you want.
>>
>> What's this idea to mix-up lyrics from ACDC and StatusQuo in the same
>> old b0rken song?-)
>
> I have no idea what you are talking about there.

Curious, that wass easy though:
ACDC: "Dirty deeds done dirt cheap" - 1976
Status Quo: "Whatever you want" - 1979

>
> Except that I know bullshit when I see it.

Highly doubtful as until then it seems you don't
even know bullshit when you write it.
From: Old Man on 1 Feb 2008 19:31
Loki Harfagr wrote:

> Highly doubtful as until then it seems you don't
> even know bullshit when you write it.

I seldom actually laugh out loud while reading this group. Thanks.

--
Old Man

"Swagger isn't courage." Lee Iacocca
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