linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix kernel thread names that might offend users.

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Wed, 2 Apr 2008 05:21:38 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
To:	Dmitri Vorobiev <dmitri.vorobiev@...il.com>
cc:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix kernel thread names that might offend users.


On Wednesday 2008-04-02 02:28, Dmitri Vorobiev wrote:
>>
>> To settle things down a bit on the bugtrackers, this patch renames all
>> offending kernel threads into something that goes better with
>> GNOME-based systems.
>> Since KDE is essentially dead[...]

Beware of Linus's strong contrary opinion! (You might get called upon.)

>> Also, please let me know if I forgot something.

Since it all seems to be an April's joke, how about the KDE
people change _their_ program names so as to

(1) not confuse kernel people [kwin -> kdewin]
     since apparently, GNOME does it more than just right
     (who would have thought! "gnome-control-center" is a perfect name,
     "gcontrolcenter" would have been acceptable too, but "gcc" would not.)

and

(2) not look like they did not know the English language.
     [kontact,kolf,kompare -> contact,golf,compare]

     Some are valid in German though [kalzium,konsole] and KDE does
     seem to have strong .de ties, so I let these go through.


> Did you forget to send this patch yesterday in which case this would have
> been more suitable for April 1st?

|Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:54:08 +0200 
|From: Johannes Weiner
|To: Linux Kernel Mailing List


-- 
make boldconfig -- to boldly select what no one has selected before
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/