Re: Weird spelling fixes in 2.1.107
Paul Gortmaker (linux@rasty.ph.unimelb.edu.au)
Sat, 27 Jun 1998 03:32:06 +1000 (EST)
> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 04:50:24 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net>
>
> Each time, I just deleted "uhhuh". I didn't mean to take away the
> fun for anyone, just wanted to make things a tiny bit clearer. :)
>
> But you did, because now as I read those "new and improved" versions
> of the comments I feel like I'm reading a textbook which is dead and
> without life, not a piece of source code which is full of life and
> personality.
Unfortunately this is nothing new. Other victims of note that I liked
but sadly got "sanitized" in the past:
snarf_region(...)
"lp1 on fire"
You just can't beat the mental picture of thick grey smoke billowing out
of an early 1980's DecWriter-sized tractor feed monster. :)
I'm surprised that the NMI messages haven't fallen prey yet...
Paul.
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