From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BLFrI-0004lp-Mv for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 04 May 2004 23:26:20 -0700 Received: from imap.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BLFrI-00023F-4y for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 04 May 2004 23:26:20 -0700 Message-ID: <059c01c4326a$d254c6f0$2000000a@schlepptopp> From: "roland" References: <20040430094557.GA19219@bytesex.org> <200405042041.i44KfekI003899@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> <20040505054521.GA28847@bytesex.org> Subject: the ultimate answer - was: Re: [uml-devel] [patch] ethtool support MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 08:33:01 +0200 To: Gerd Knorr , Jeff Dike Cc: uml devel btw: are there theories around, why deepthought calculated "42" ? i wondered myself "42? WHY THE F..K 42 ?" for years..... the most impressive idea gave a colleague of mine: 42 is "*" in ascii (decimal) - and "*" is the glob character in computing world - matching everything. are there other theories around, why mr. adams let deepthough chose "42" in his novel ? unfortunately, we can`t ask him anymore.... :( :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerd Knorr" To: "Jeff Dike" Cc: "uml devel" Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [uml-devel] [patch] ethtool support > On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 04:41:40PM -0400, Jeff Dike wrote: > > kraxel@bytesex.org said: > > > Trivial patch for the uml network driver: basic ethtool support so it > > > returns name + version on ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO. > > > > Applied, thanks. What's with the version == 42? > > I didn't find a version for the driver, so I picked a random number. > Well, not completely random, just google for "42" ;) > > Gerd > > -- > Bei Debian kannst du dir aussuchen, woran du selbst schuld sein willst. > -- Thiemo Seufer in dasr zu stable vs. testing > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g > Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. > Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click > _______________________________________________ > User-mode-linux-devel mailing list > User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel