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    sudo & xkcd

    Since a while I saw the sudo comic from xkcd, and found it very funny.
    Just found out that there's t-shirts for sale with that comic printed.
    Think about people wearing it on the streets, and other people asking : "What is sudo ?!?!". "Oh, sudo is a cool Ubuntu feature!"

    http://store.xkcd.com/xkcd/#Sudo

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    Re: sudo & xkcd

    Quote Originally Posted by albinootje View Post
    Since a while I saw the sudo comic from xkcd, and found it very funny.
    Just found out that there's t-shirts for sale with that comic printed.
    Think about people wearing it on the streets, and other people asking : "What is sudo ?!?!". "Oh, sudo is a cool Linux feature!"

    http://store.xkcd.com/xkcd/#Sudo

    Better.

    I don't mind people saying they use ubuntu rather than use Linux, but when it comes to something like that?

    yeah, it's Linux

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    Re: sudo & xkcd

    Quote Originally Posted by Mehall View Post
    Better.

    I don't mind people saying they use ubuntu rather than use Linux, but when it comes to something like that?

    yeah, it's Linux
    Ah, yes, I forgot about Linux

    But, seriously, on most non-ubuntu-based Linux distributions the sudo package is not installed by default, let alone having it work properly in the desktop environment. And in e.g. FreeBSD sudo is also not installed by default.
    I think it's great that Ubuntu started implementing it in the desktop, well done Ubuntu developers!

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    Re: sudo & xkcd

    i'm gonna get one of the prints of this, geek humour FTW
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    Re: sudo & xkcd

    Quote Originally Posted by Mehall View Post
    "What is sudo ?!?!". "Oh, sudo is a cool Linux feature!"
    Actually, the SUDO utility predates Linux by over a decade, first appearing in BSD.
    "We visited sixty-six islands and landed eighty-one times, wading, swimming (to shore). Most of the people were friendly and delightful; only two arrows shot at us, and only one went near -- So much for savages!" - J.C. Patterson

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    Re: sudo & xkcd

    Quote Originally Posted by saulgoode View Post
    Actually, the SUDO utility predates Linux by over a decade, first appearing in BSD.
    Okay, but calling it a "linux" thingy gives it enough of a correctness while still being in public frame of mind, whereas most people don't know of BSD's.

    Yes, technically you should call it a "Unix environment feature" but yeah :/

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    Re: sudo & xkcd

    There's one print there that says:

    Code:
    Just shy
    Not antisocial
    (You can talk to me!)
    I'd totally get that if I could,

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    Re: sudo & xkcd

    Shirt of Geek Cred +10

    But I try to hide from other geeks, so I can't afford being seen in this.
    make install - not war!

    Oh hai!

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    Re: sudo & xkcd

    On the list of cool (geeky) things, check this item out from ThinkGeek:

    Have you ever found something in the second-to-last place you looked?
    If it seems like I am ignoring you, perhaps I am.
    world:~ mike$ rm -f /earth/united_states/washington/redmond/M$ █

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    Re: sudo & xkcd

    I already have that T-shirt and people have commented on it several times.

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