Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 09:00:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Linus Torvalds To: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> cc: linux-kernel Subject: Re: kernel support for non-English user messages In-Reply-To: <200304110919_MC3-1-33FD-6E7@compuserve.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-26.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_PINE,X_MAILING_LIST autolearn=ham version=2.53-osdl_revision__1.4__ X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.53-osdl_revision__1.4__ (1.174.2.15-2003-03-30-exp) On Fri, 11 Apr 2003, Chuck Ebbert wrote: > > (Of course there were drawbacks, too... when the leather belt driving > the Difference Engine broke, for example, it was every man for himself!) Before that last thing, you had me really worried for a while. I thought you might be seriously in need of some mental evaluation when you claimed that users "liked looking up error numbers in manuals". Whee. April first is long gone, but the jokers stay around. Linus -