The Jargon File

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Aug 20 2008, 6:40 pm

Poll: Do you know what the Jargon File is?

I don't know what it is. 66% (26)
I know what it is, but haven't read any of it. 10% (4)
I know what it is, and have read some of it. 7% (3)
I know what it is, and have read all of it. 12% (5)
I know what it is, and have also had something added to it. 2% (1)

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Who here knows what the Jargon File is?
Aug 20 2008, 6:51 pm
I have read a bit,

My favourite part,

Things Hackers Detest and Avoid

All the works of Microsoft. Smurfs, Ewoks, and other forms of offensive cuteness. Bureaucracies. Stupid people. Easy listening music. Television (with occasional exceptions for cartoons, movies, and good SF like Star Trek classic or Babylon 5). Business suits. Dishonesty. Incompetence. Boredom. COBOL. BASIC. Character-based menu interfaces.
Aug 20 2008, 6:56 pm
Don't know a squat about what you're talking about. =D
Aug 21 2008, 2:58 am
I love the stories on the end of the file - the Ballad of Mel and the UNIX koans in particular.