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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 21:05:38 +0000 (GMT)
From: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>
To: "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com>
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Subject: Re: Aunt Tillie builds a kernel (was Re: ISA hardware discovery --
 the elegant solution)
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> 
> Tillie's nephew Melvin is a junior-grade geek.  He's working his way
...
> 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.
...
> Autoconfigure saves the day.  Possibly it even helps Melvin get laid.
...
> so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it.

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

Hugh

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