Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 23 Dec 1998 17:03:31 +0800 (WST) | From | Greg Mildenhall <> | Subject | Re: [Silliness] Re: Wanted: Secure-delete utility for Linux |
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On Wed, 23 Dec 1998, Steve Smith wrote: > Therefore, I propose a new device: /dev/monkeys. This > infinite-monkeys simulator will supply all possible combinations of > strings, and selecting the required one is left to user space > programs. Elegant, no? Very elegant indeed, but what about the seek times? On the positive side, now we can grep 'UTS_RELEASE "2.2.0"' /dev/monkeys and stop worrying about all this development rubbish. Then the whole list could be devoted to useless character devices, futile patent ideology, and flaming RMS because he dared to defend himself.
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