What’s wrong with software
$ apt-cache search powerful | wc -l
486
$ apt-cache search flexible | wc -l
355
$ apt-cache search loving | wc -l
3
Update:
$ apt-cache search christ on a stick | wc -l
1
WTF?!
$ apt-cache search christ on a stick
libmail-audit-perl - Perl library for creating easy mail filters
Ah…
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That could also be a search of Craig’s List with the title “What’s wrong with dating?”
What is wrong with software? A lot!
$ apt-cache search rock hard | wc -l
0
It’s okay, Mary:
Meanwhile:
WTF?!
Ah…
Don’t encourage them (us). Someone will think of scripting apt-cache search to use /usr/share/dict/british-english and then all bets will be off.
Noooooooo!
This was one of the GREATEST posts I’ve ever seen in Planet Gnome. I simply can’t stop laughing. For that, thank you! =)
It’s all Tom Christiansen’s fault….
-Dx
At least we get some lovin:
housetier@ganymede:~$ apt-cache search girl friend | wc -l
1
Well, that comment got mangled pretty badly. Just look at the description for libmail-audit-perl at http://packages.ubuntu.com/edgy/perl/libmail-audit-perl: The description contains the words ‘Christ’, ‘on’, ‘a’, and ’stick’
Christ on a stick… Hilarious.
You do realize that searching for “christ on a stick” the way you’ve done only checks if all the words are present somewhere in the description, right?. They don’t need to be contiguous, and they aren’t in libmail-audit-perl’s case.
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You do realize that searching for “christ on a stick†the way you’ve done only checks if all the words are present somewhere in the description, right? They don’t need to be contiguous, and they aren’t in libmail-audit-perl’s case. Torsten, no, I did not realise that! I thought libmail-audit-perl actually invoked The Messiah, attached to a piece of wood (such as a surf board, or commemorative plaque) in an effort to filter email. Now that I know libmail-audit-perl does not function as
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