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From: Chuck Gelm <nc8q@gelm.net>
To: Paul Kraus <pkraus@pelsupply.com>
Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Dumb Questions
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 16:19:48 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3D921A64.7DBA9BC6@gelm.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 000401c26496$bf7d7f20$64fea8c0@pkrausxp

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.

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
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-09-25 20:19 UTC|newest]

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 ` Chuck Gelm [this message]
2002-09-25 21:22   ` Dumb Questions Wladimir Foo
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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