Re: Aunt Tillie builds a kernel (was Re: ISA hardware discovery -- the elegant solution)

Hugh Dickins
2002-01-14T21:03:52Z

On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
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> Tillie's nephew Melvin is a junior-grade geek. He's working his way
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> Some time back he set up a Linux box for Joe Foonly over at Joe's
> Garage. Joe calls him back and says "Hey, kid, I gotta problem here.
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> Autoconfigure saves the day. Possibly it even helps Melvin get laid.
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> so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it.

This is terrific stuff! "The Bold & the Bazaarre"?

Hugh