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Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal

From Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal
Date 2016-04-16 11:35 -0400
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On 16 Apr 2016 15:26:21 GMT, vallor wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:35:51 +1000, Ron House wrote:
> 
>> On 16/04/16 11:41, vallor wrote:
>> 
>>> ObLinuxMetaNote: I format the Obligatory Linux(tm) man pages with a
>>> terminal width of 65.  If that doesn't work for some folks, I can make
>>> it smaller.
>> 
>> The linux man pages on my machine are whatever width my window is.
>> Didn't do anything to get it that way, it just works out of the box. So
>> I have no idea what you are trying to imply with the above remark.
> 
> I'll explain.
> 
> In the far reaches of the USENET of yore, people would want to discuss 
> this and that in a newsgroup with a specific topic.  In order for the 
> post to remain "on topic", they would include and "obligatory" bit of 
> text that might be of interest to the newsgroup.
> 
> That part of the post would be labeled "ObX", where "X" is the topic.  
> "Ob" is short for "obligatory".
> 
> So I have, from time to time, posted an "ObLinux", usually (but not 
> always) with the man page of something people may not have known resides 
> on their systems.  I've also done it for useful software that people may 
> not realize is available for Linux.  This keeps the post on-topic -- and 
> furthermore, annoys the hell out of creepy trolls.
> 
> When I post the man page sections, I format them with a 65-character 
> width, which has been a good value for posting fully-justified text to 
> Usenet.
> 
> ObLinux:
> 
> ZGZ(1)                        zgz                        ZGZ(1)
> 
> NAME
>        zgz - Frankenstein's compressor
> 
> SYNOPSIS
>        zgz [options] < file > file.gz
> 
> DESCRIPTION
>        This program is an unholy combination of the BSD gzip
>        program, a modified GNU gzip that supports setting an
>        arbitrary file name and timestamp, and an old, rotting
>        version of bzip2 that we dug up somewhere at midnight.
>        Only the bits to do with file compression were kept.
> 
>        There are many arcane options which aid pristine-gz(1)
>        in re-animating files. Use --help to see all the gory
>        details.

Is it over?
Wake me up when it is.

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[Meta] Another modest proposal vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 01:41 +0000
  Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 21:47 -0400
    Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-16 18:27 -0400
  Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2016-04-15 19:03 -0700
  Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-16 02:19 +0000
    Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 02:37 +0000
      Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-16 02:42 +0000
        Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 02:54 +0000
          Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-16 03:01 +0000
            Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 23:05 -0400
              Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal "\"Fakey's\" dogwhistle holder living at 5907 Stanton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (aka Teh Mop  Jockey), socked up as 5907 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-2117" <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-04-15 23:06 -0400
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 23:07 -0400
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal "\"Fakey's\" dogwhistle holder living at 5907 Stanton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (aka Teh Mop  Jockey), socked up as 5907 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-2117" <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-04-15 23:18 -0400
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-16 03:15 +0000
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal "\"Fakey's\" dogwhistle holder living at 5907 Stanton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (aka Teh Mop  Jockey), socked up as 5907 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-2117" <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-04-15 23:20 -0400
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-16 03:32 +0000
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Rick Sabian's Allstar Canadian Assworm Zydeco Band <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 23:28 -0700
              Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Silver Slimer <ahlstrom's_manhood@void.ca> - 2016-04-16 11:05 -0400
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Nadegda <nad318b404@gmail.invalid> - 2016-04-19 21:46 +0000
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-19 17:05 -0700
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-19 20:42 -0400
            Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 03:06 +0000
              Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-16 03:12 +0000
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 03:32 +0000
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-16 03:41 +0000
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-16 10:33 -0700
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Rick Sabian's Allstar Canadian Assworm Zydeco Band <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 23:46 -0700
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Rick Sabian's Allstar Canadian Assworm Zydeco Band <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 23:36 -0700
          Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 23:03 -0400
            Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal "\"Fakey's\" dogwhistle holder living at 5907 Stanton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (aka Teh Mop  Jockey), socked up as 5907 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-2117" <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-04-15 23:06 -0400
              Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 23:08 -0400
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal "\"Fakey's\" dogwhistle holder living at 5907 Stanton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (aka Teh Mop  Jockey), socked up as 5907 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-2117" <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-04-15 23:19 -0400
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 23:24 -0400
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-16 03:43 +0000
            Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal buzzard <buzz@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-15 23:10 -0400
            Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 03:16 +0000
              Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 23:23 -0400
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 03:48 +0000
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-16 00:04 -0400
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 04:15 +0000
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Rick Sabian's Allstar Canadian Assworm Zydeco Band <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 23:48 -0700
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal buzzard <buzz@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-16 03:06 -0400
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Rick Sabian's Allstar Canadian Assworm Zydeco Band <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-16 00:19 -0700
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal buzzard <buzz@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-16 03:26 -0400
                Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-16 09:06 -0400
              Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-18 08:14 -0500
          Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Nadegda <nad318b404@gmail.invalid> - 2016-04-16 09:41 +0000
      Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 22:48 -0400
  Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-04-16 15:35 +1000
    Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 15:26 +0000
      Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-16 11:35 -0400
  Re: [Meta] Another modest proposal John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-16 07:09 -0700

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