Does the term "de-facto standard" mean anything to you?
               -- Simon 
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Maybe we are short of offensive fortunes.
               -- Thomas Overgaard 
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[snippage of boobie-talk]
               -- +Chiron+ 
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You mean that link *wasn't* intentional?
- -25 BOZO points for you mister.
And here I laughed thinking what great promise you held...
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Congratulations! You win. Thanks for playing. Now our announcer will
tell us all about your prizes.
               -- /dev/rob0 
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+Chiron+ is a master of subtlety. He's so good at it that absolutely no
one can tell that he's subtle.
               -- /dev/rob0 
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Q. Do you suffer from chronic laziness and distrib apathy?
               -- /dev/rob0 
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... his subtlety shines forth as a beacon to the less enlightened. 
               -- Two Ravens 
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[4] There is no 4 (tin4).
               -- /dev/rob0 
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#INCLUDE=ssh-disclaimer.h /* ssh is better over insecure networks */
               -- /dev/rob0 
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I think I missed the part where you mention why it's even remotely 
Slackware specific...

Reading again (carefully this time)

Nope, it really isn't in there, you must have forgotten to mention
that part.
               -- Bartosz Oudekerk 
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Does EVERY emotion have to have some kind of pseudo-tags 
to it for you to appreciate a bit of humor?

And, FYI, my dick *is* bigger. 
               -- +Chiron+ 
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The question to ask yourself, really, is "do I really need a long
sig or is a long sig the usenet equivalent of a penis extension?".
               -- Simon 
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"Anger-Retaliatory (Displaced) behavior, in which high levels physical and 
sexual aggression service feelings of cumulative rage"

Are you feeling horny Bruce?

Do you want me to 'touch you there'? ;)
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Oh darn, a pathetic Google Troll has flamed me.
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Nice try kid, come back when you've grown some hair on yer cashews.
               -- +Chiron+ 
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(I was just thinking to myself, we need a new flame war, Blackbox vs
Fluxbox is getting old and has become more of an alt.os.linux thing)
               -- AthlonRob 
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sorry I must be today just too stoned to think and check
what I am writing.
               -- Arto Kojootti 
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Oops.
That'll teach mne to answer posts when I can't even see straight. ;)
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Agreed. The only fix for KDE that I use is rm -rf /opt/kde. =)
               -- +Chiron+ 
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If you need an answer "at the right time", BUY A FUCKING BOOK
               -- +Dave Sizemore+ 
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There is no such thing as "trusted users".
               -- +Chiron+ 
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I'll just let the stupidity of that statement speak for itself. 
               -- +Chiron+ 
%
Fuck you, and fuck politeness. 
               -- +Chiron+ 
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There is no need for childrens toys like fromdos.  You will worship at
the alter of sed!
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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you worship whomever you like, i'll just use those children's
toys. they'r easier. ;-)
               -- Joost Kremers 
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Slackware lets *you* keep as many machines 'up2date' as you want, for free. ;)
               -- Bartosz Oudekerk 
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No matter. Already we, the Perl users, control the horizontal. Soon we 
shall control the vertical. Then all your cpu cycles will be ours!
               -- Richard Williams
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I do not think you are looking for a distro...you are looking for a
linux-based IT department to work for free.
               -- +Dave Sizemore+ 
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The day that Slackware (and/or AOSLS) becomes an end-luser friendly 
"kissyhuggywarmN'fuzzy" hippie festival is the day that I switch to LFS.
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Stop it, I'm tearing up over your sad tale of woe..
               -- +Chiron+ 
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99.99999% of problems are end-luser-related.
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Top-posting is also bad for your Karma.
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Why did this require 44 lines of quoted text? 
               -- Two Ravens 
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You have no more excuses for not using your brain.
Go away.
               -- +Chiron+
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Yes.... I do know.... but I'll need your snail adress for that.
See I've got to kill you after I tell you. It's clasified.
               -- Bilbo 
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Newsgroups: alt.linux
Slackware isn't a 'let me do this for you' distribution.
Slackwares *is* a "How do you want to do this' distribution that will not 
only require you to RTFM religiously, but will also require a working brain. 
(unlike these weak-assed, candy-coated distros that are popping up lately)
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Allow me to consecrate thy forehead with 'CLUE(tm)'.
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Those Slackware users are weird- 
I don't mean weird in the "they are not like us" kind of weird, 
but in the "Welcome to the cult" kind of weird.
Its almost scary...
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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Would Slackware by any other name be this smooth?
Slackware: Never has one been owed so much by so many.
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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It is nobler to Slack than not to Slack.
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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Slackware users shall not be responsible for your using Redhat.
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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The management would like to thank you for using Slackware.
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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Yo kid, tarballs /are/ package management.
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                            This is RTFM.
          There are many like it but this one is /usr/man/.
                       RTFM is my best friend.
                           RTFM is my life.
            I must master RTFM as I must master Slackware.
                      Without me RTFM is useless.
                      Without RTFM I am useless.
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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RTFM:Slackware::Beer:Saturday
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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Hey little Geek, want some Slackware?
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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I used to use something before Slackware: But it's too painful to talk
about it. 
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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Slackware: the quicker booter-upper.
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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Ther' be Slackware 'n them thar' harddrives.
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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Brush teeth | shower | dress | Slackware.
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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RTFM is my shepherd.
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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If only I could find a person with two X chromosomes that was half as
stable as Slackware.
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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Slackware loves me this I know, because my crontab tells me so.
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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Oh I am sincere, this group saves me money.
               -- JD 
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since when is vi an editor? a discussion on vi belongs in
comp.tools.unusable or something... ;-)
               -- Joost Kremers 
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"Slackware needs some method of keeping current."

Slackware Linux is not meant to be operated "bare."

The recommended security configuration includes an incredible A.I.
system abbreviated as "S.Y.S.O.P."

Through its amazing abilities, the S.Y.S.O.P. system monitors a steady
feed of bug reports (the famed B.U.G.T.R.A.Q. system, first implemented 
in 1997 as an experiment in networking S.Y.S.O.P. systems over long 
distance, high latency networks in an asynchronus way) for information 
on what to do with the system. A S.Y.S.O.P. system will tirelessy 
maintain and care for your server installation, and can ever create 
whole new bits of software in the pursuit of its goals!

While those Debian people may be happy to just blindly apt-get-upgrade
their BIND installation every few weeks, and those poor Redhat users are 
forced to rpm -i --force --nodeps nearly ever single package they want,
it has been found that through proper use of a S.Y.S.O.P. system, you can 
ditch the automated upgrades and truly secure your system(s) once and for
all time! These amazing devices will also help end users if they are 
clustered sufficiently to prevent burnout.

An intelligient S.Y.S.O.P. -- no server should be without one!
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Forget "netiquette"(in this instance).  Your mother taught you it was polite
to say "thanks".  Do it for mom 
               -- +Dave Sizemore+ 
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The only reason +Chiron+ hasn't reamed you a new one is cuz he passed out
from lack of oxygen while laughing at you.
               -- +Dave Sizemore+ 
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Yes, I know I'm babbling.
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Actually, I was reallyfuckingstoned and just couldn't bring myself to give 
a shit one way or the other. 
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Sure, we can be a vitriolic mixture of combustibles (most) some of the 
time, but at least the vast majority of posters in here KNOW WHAT THE FUCK 
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. Even Floyd,
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Please engage your brain before posting.
               -- +Chiron+ 
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That's because only n00b13 luz3rz use Fluxbox. ;)
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Yes, I'm completely aware that this was a completely useless post.
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Stop fucking quoting me! ;)
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Lindows is an over-priced, buggy, insecure piece of shit.
The CEO is a slimy, greedy, code-stealing fuckwit, who was *directly* 
responsible for Codeweavers/WINE having to change their licensing, 
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Don't shoot off your mouth like the ignorant newbie that you are, until you 
actually know what the fuck you're talking about "dipshit".
               -- +Chiron+ 
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We're both just as guilty of 'newbie-friendliness'. ;)
We shoulda just yelled "RTFM!" and pointed the newbie towards the urls. =)
               -- +Chiron+ 
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You should have done your homework.  As you are a troll, I know that
that is too much to ask.
               -- +Dave Sizemore+ 
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You really need a hobby.  I believe alt.conspiracy.black.helicopters is
looking for a hat maker(BYOTF)[a]
[a] Bring Your Own Tin Foil
               -- +Dave Sizemore+ 
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Love the Management
               -- Faux_Pseudo
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(offerings of  RTFM or RTFFAQ's as advice, comments or solutions will be 
bozo-binned)
               -- "mr.e" 
%
I think you'll find he understood the question perfectly and answered it
for you.  The fact that you didn't ask what you wanted to know is not
his problem.
               -- Simon 
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actually, i think the majority in this NG would much rather see you
take your leechy opportunistic "i'm lazy and you gotta tell me what i
wanna know" attitude elsewhere. usenet helps those that help
themselves.
               -- Joost Kremers 
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look mom! i'm about to get plonked! ain't ya proud?
               -- Joost Kremers 
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Don't get your hopes up, the fool probaly doesn't even
now what plonking means, let alone how to do it. ;)
               -- Bartosz Oudekerk 
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He probably does know what it means but thinks it'll make him go blind.
               -- Billy Watt
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begin  645 trojan.bat
@echo off
ExitToDOS.pif
rem Well that might get him if he's running Win9x. :)
rem Does anyone know a command to reboot NT/2K/XP?
               -- /dev/rob0 
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You really are a tinfoil hat wearing motherfucker, ain't ya?
               -- +Chrion+
%
Doing that has all the credibility of screaming "I hate homosexuals", while 
wearing a leather G-string & leading the gay rights parade in downtown 
San Francisco, with a mouthful of cock. Get over yourself.
               -- +Chiron+ 
%
Well, now that you mention it, it HAS been some time since our last
Virtual Homosexual Orgy and Bake Sale. Shall we schedule another one?
               -- /dev/rob0
%
Oh my. That's bad. I can't believe I wrote that. Let's just hope I don't
actually post this to the list. This has to be very damaging to my
karma. Perhaps it's not me? My Evil Twin again?
               -- /dev/rob0
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Please troll for a while before you eat your pistol again.
               -- +David Sizemored+
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Suggesting Slackware users just go get an RPM is like suggesting RedHat
users just apt-get things.  ;-)
               -- AthlonRob 
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Have you run pppsetup? Do you have an ISP? Do you have a modem? Do you
have a phone? Does it take quarters? Did you look at the ppp-go script
to try to find out what exit code 4 meant? Did you sprinkle fresh
chicken blood around the monitor while chanting "Blaheya maya maya maya"
repeatedly?
               -- Handover Phist
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Think I'll gather the kids 'round and break out the Opium.
               -- +Dave Sizemore+ In: alt.linux
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Top-posting, non-trimming morons who post to *nix groups with MSOE don't
get to complain about *SHIT* in here.
               -- +Chiron+
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Come back when you get a fucking clue.
               -- +Chiron+
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I learn more every day, so in a couple of years I might become a hated
regular (tm) or even one of the BOZO's. That's one of the prospects
that keeps me going. 
               -- Bartosz Oudekerk
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Yes, but discretion is the better part of divorce avoidance. After
looking at some pics, I want to be able to hunt up a poke that isn't
angry at me.
               -- Handover Phist 
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Take your excuses elsewhere, warez kiddie, you're NOT part of the Linux 
movement, and you're certainly not helping anyone - much less your criminal 
record, by your actions.
               -- +Chiron+ In: alt.os.linux
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Aren't YOU cocky for being an ignorant newbie?
               -- +Chrion+
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Slackware [...] An installer that works right, configuration is done
by editing config files (very consistent, no dozen of different GUI
config tools). Stable. 
[...] The clueless masses may want a working system without having to
do anything for it, but they probably aren't getting it. 
               -- Wim Libaers
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> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000
I don't exactly expect you to have a functioning brain, much less
understand the intricacies of Usenet usage.
               -- +Chiron+ In: In alt.os.linux
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*slap* *slap*
"You like that, bitch?"
*slap* *slap*
"You want some more, bitch?"
*slap* "
Yeah?"
*slap*
"Uh, huh!"
*slap*
"That's right, byatch!"
*slap* *slap*
Care to get bitch-slapped again?
               -- +Chiron+ In: alt.os.linux
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S.Y.S.O.P.
S.lackware s.YS.tem O.f P.ackaging
               -- +Chiron+
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> English isn't my primary language.
You had enough English to be insulting to two of the regulars in this 
group. Try being more careful in your use of a second language.
               -- Two Ravens
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Fuck off, asshole.  If I need any more shit from you I'll drop by and
give your head a squeeze.  
               -- [alledgedly Pat V.]
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I ain't LOVE-in' on nobody till they give me the results of a current 
blood-test - much less some retarded, ass-backward newbie.
               -- +Chiron+
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So, below, you'll find everything you need to know to solve your problem:
Minus any spaces in the paragraph.
Let's call it a 'symbol' of the SPACE and TIME you just wasted in both mine 
and your lives. [...]
YesIcanhelpyouwithyourproblem,absolutely.However,sinceyouseemtolike[...]
               -- +Chiron+
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There's almost nothing like being an elitist, nerdy prick-
Is there? ;)
               -- +Chiron+ 
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Umm...perhaps one should "lurk" before one "trolls"
+Dave Sizemore+ 
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You could really use a clue.  "I'd like to buy a clue, Pat(Pat-get it? :P)
+Dave Sizemore+ 
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If you're looking for something more, you need to
tell us what it is; cat /dev/mind doesn't work.
               -- Keith Keller
%
Not all yes-or-no questions can be answered with yes or no.  :)
               -- Keith Keller
%
Could you tell us lazy, ignorant, impolite newbies where to find out
more about SYSOP, please? 
               -- A. Lucien Meyers
%
Why seek out pain when pain will inevitably seek you out soon?
               -- Keith Keller
%
Yer posting with GNUS on a debian box....and you dont get it?!?
               -- Handover Phist 
%
Newspapers are cheaper than books, buy one, read it, if
it mentions Elvis, ya got the wrong one, go get another one.
               -- Handover Phist 
%
Tu est fou, toi.  Pourquoi tu ne peux pas juste partir?
               -- "/dev/rtcg" 
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it still doesn't matter since I want 'em face down & ass up anyways ;)
*whap!*
Who's your Centaur?!?
*cough*
Um..
               -- +Chiron+
%
HOW THE FUCK DO YOU EXPECT CREDIBILITY WITH THE *NIX WORLD LIKE THIS?
               -- +Dave Sizemore+
%
Slackware because newbies should RTFM.
                   -- Richard James
%
Slackware its not just another distro its another way of saying RTFM.
                   -- Richard James
%
RTFM a day makes the Slackware Bozo go away.
                   -- Richard James
%
I think my creative talent has left me at this time. Perhaps it will
be back  another day. 
                   -- Richard James
%
Slackware for when you want to understand whats going on.
                   -- Richard James
%
Slackware because the console is where it counts.
                   -- Richard James
%
Slackware, its multithreaded
                   -- Richard James
%
Nobody ever got fired for buying Slackware.
                   -- Richard James
%
If your brain is small don't use Slackware.
                   -- Richard James
%
Slackware its not just a substitute for a small ....
                   -- Richard James
%
Slackware, RTFM and lets party.
                   -- Richard James
%
Slackware the penguin does smoke.
                   -- Richard James
%
Slackware, for you when your all grown up and ready to leave Aunty
RedHats house of milk and GUIs.
                    -- Andy McDowell
%
Slackware, for when your sick and tired of being insulted by yet another
stupid installation tool.
                    -- Andy McDowell
%
Slackware - tux on steroids!
                    -- Andy McDowell
%
Slackware - leave the GUI behind!
                    -- Andy McDowell
%
Slackware - boot it, love it, live it!
                    -- Andy McDowell
%
9 out of 10 dead nobel physicists would have installed Slackware... if
only they'd been given the chance!
                    -- Andy McDowell
%
Slackware.  What doesn't stop you only makes you better.
               -- notbob
%
Slackware.  Do it yourself or do without.
               -- notbob
%
Slackware.  Only the serious need apply.
               -- notbob
%
Slackware users:  Klingons of the computing world.
               -- AthlonRob
%
Slackware:  The distro of the Literate.
               -- /dev/rtcg
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Slackware:  If you need pictures, go elsewhere.
               -- /dev/rtcg
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