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Re: "Read my lips: no more merges" - aka Linux 2.6.14-rc1

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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date
Sep 15, 2005, 16:07 UTC
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On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, David Kågedal wrote:
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> On my Debian system, there is a "sensible-pager" which does a
> ${PAGER:-pager}, and "pager" which is a symlink to an installed pager
> (using the 'alternatives' system).  So a Debian package should
> probably use one of those.
Ok, this is now indisputable proof that Debian people are insane.
They have "sensible-pager", but not "less"?

Guys, somebody should visit a few Debian people with a baseball bat that is painted bright neon yellow, and has "CLUEBAT" written in big purple letters on it. And beat them to a quivering pulp.

There's "being flexible", and there's "being a total ass". Debian is being a total ass.

		Linus
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  2. H. Peter AnvinSep 15, 2005
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 15, 2005
  4. David KågedalSep 15, 2005
  5. Linus TorvaldsSep 15, 2005
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