This is a message from the future, when the 'text tobe posted' arrived. It is the answer to all our energy problems, but it has a few kinks that need to be worked out. If someone can let me know...

All hail GNU autotools.

I like GNOME most of the time, but Linus is right that sometimes it assumes you don't know anything. I mostly like it because it's aesthetically pleasing and does everything I want it to.

Another...

passwd -l username
passwd -u username to unlock again

man passwd for more details.

Better than irssi? Surely you lie.

This is why I never let anyone else use my login. I have a root shell open frequently.... and who knows what could go wrong.

I haven't tried XGL or Beryl yet, mostly because I like my CPU to be used for actual work ;). Also, I heard that if you're using XGL or Beryl you will not be able to run other OpenGL applications,...

I was considering collaborating with you, but your poor grasp of the english language changed my mind. Sorry.

Yes, I know it will likely be very challenging to do most if not all of this in ASM. I'm going to do as much as I can that way anyhow... but I don't know how long my zeal for small and fast code...

That fake Windows code is pretty funny. I definitely connected with some of that...

Side note: Catweazle's post count is now 1023, a number that most of us find somewhat significant...

1) Good ideas, but I'm not sure how feasable that is. How difficult is it to detect and deal with PCMCIA and PCI cards?
2) Also good ideas, but all these different features are going to slow things...

I've been thinking of creating an OS lately. I'm hoping to make a text-mode OS in full assembly language that runs fast, has no bugs or security holes, and is the "best" operating system I can think...

CP/M vs. RedHat is my choice. Just kidding, I suggest comparing XP and whichever flavor of Linux it is that looks almost exactly the same GUI-wise (is that Knoppix...?). I think this would be a...

No, I haven't seen any. I've heard that it's a great deal of fun to read though; it's full of poorly written code and profane comments. I'm somewhat leery of trying to find it - it is probably as...