From: Wladimir Foo <wfoo@linuxvoodoo.com>
To: Chuck Gelm <nc8q@gelm.net>, Paul Kraus <pkraus@pelsupply.com>
Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Dumb Questions
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:22:26 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200209251722.26680.wfoo@linuxvoodoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3D921A64.7DBA9BC6@gelm.net>
> Hi, Paul:
>
> There are no dumb questions...
> There are, however, dumb answers.
> It is up to you to separate the grain from the chaff.
> IMHO, 'foo' is a polite synonym for 'fu' which is
> part of 'fubar'. ergo, 'foo', as used commonly as a
> placeholder, has no meaning.
And here follows the dumb anwer from me: Foo is also my last name ;)
Chuck's right - there are no dumb questions - If no one ever asked a lot of us
would not have a clue what was going on etc.
> HTH, Chuck
>
> Paul Kraus wrote:
> > What does foo stand for. It is used everywhere. I understand its just a
> > placeholder for the file name or what ever is pertinent to the context
> > it is used but I would still like to know what it means.
> >
> > Paul Kraus
http://www.linuxvoodoo.com
perl -le '$_="75>42833<33.=3?,13406577073890:;90833<330690<3!!";tr[0-?][
YXOUIWLVETHDCNM];print'
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Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-09-25 13:23 Dumb Questions Paul Kraus
2002-09-25 15:28 ` Ray Olszewski
2002-09-25 15:29 ` pa3gcu
2002-09-25 15:38 ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2002-09-25 16:13 ` Jim Reimer
2002-09-25 16:24 ` X Daniel Provin
[not found] ` <Pine.LNX.4.44L.0209251323230.16419-100000@labmetro.ufsc.br >
2002-09-25 16:59 ` X Ray Olszewski
2002-09-25 19:07 ` X pa3gcu
2002-09-26 14:46 ` Pop Up Banner Adds Frank Roberts - SOTL
2002-09-26 17:24 ` Arthur Othieno
2002-09-26 18:55 ` X Daniel Provin
2002-09-25 20:19 ` Dumb Questions Chuck Gelm
2002-09-25 21:22 ` Wladimir Foo [this message]
2002-09-26 10:05 ` 'nobody' is using my system !!! Chuck Gelm
2002-09-26 14:58 ` Ray Olszewski
2002-09-26 15:54 ` pa3gcu
[not found] ` <3D92F8D1.9010604@xts.ro>
2002-09-26 19:55 ` Chuck Gelm
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