Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language

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Subject	Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language
Date	2024-09-03 10:09 +0200
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On Mon, 2 Sep 2024, Stefan Ram wrote:

> Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> wrote or quoted:
>> You offer a shell account to a ``tweenager'' and they decline---thanks,
>> but no, thanks.  ``I have my own system.''  They see no fun in sharing
>> in a UNIX system.
>
>  On some shell accounts here, "social commands" (like "finger",
>  "who", etc.) have been disabled. It might have something to
>  do with the "Datenschutz" ("privacy") laws.
>
>  The admins also do not seem to use "motd" anymore, instead
>  system information seems to be published on some web page.
>
>  I had one free shell account about 20 years on a system where
>  you could log in and play nethack. I think the highscore list
>  was shared.
>

Nethack... now there's a game I haven't heard about in ages! I know for a 
time, it was quite popular among my circle of acquaintances but it must 
have been around the 90s somewhere.

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AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> - 2024-08-18 00:28 +0000
  Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-08-19 08:04 +1000
    Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-08-19 08:40 +0100
      Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-08-19 18:24 +0100
      Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-19 19:42 +0200
      Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-08-20 07:43 +1000
  Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-18 23:36 +0000
    Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-27 19:43 -0300
      Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-27 23:50 +0042
      Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-27 23:36 +0000
        Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-27 21:05 -0300
      Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-28 16:25 +0200
        Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-08-28 18:37 +0300
        Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-30 18:56 -0300
          Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-31 11:56 +0200
            Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-31 12:28 -0300
              Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-31 22:34 +0200
                Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-09-01 22:52 -0300
                Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-02 03:36 +0000
                Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-09-02 09:45 +0200
                Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-09-02 11:30 -0300
                Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-09-02 18:31 +0200
                Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-09-02 17:31 -0300
                Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-09-02 23:08 +0200
                Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-09-02 23:15 +0042
                Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-09-03 10:09 +0200
            Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-09-02 23:50 +0000
              Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-03 02:09 +0000
                Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-09-05 15:10 +0000
              Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-09-03 10:11 +0200
  Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-08-21 19:18 +0300
    Re: AWK As A Major Systems Programming Language Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-21 23:59 +0000

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