Comments on: What’s wrong with software http://bethesignal.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/ where we're going, we don't need roads... Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:58:05 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Torsten http://bethesignal.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-595 Torsten Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:11:43 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-595 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. 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.

]]> By: Stephen Gricci http://bethesignal.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-594 Stephen Gricci Sat, 23 Sep 2006 12:25:27 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-594 Christ on a stick... Hilarious. Christ on a stick… Hilarious.

]]> By: Name http://bethesignal.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-593 Name Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:33:26 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-593 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' 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’

]]> By: housetier http://bethesignal.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-591 housetier Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:13:22 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-591 At least we get some lovin: housetier@ganymede:~$ apt-cache search girl friend | wc -l 1 At least we get some lovin:

housetier@ganymede:~$ apt-cache search girl friend | wc -l
1

]]> By: D http://bethesignal.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-590 D Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:08:25 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-590 It's all Tom Christiansen's fault.... -Dx It’s all Tom Christiansen’s fault….

-Dx

]]> By: Camila Acolide http://bethesignal.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-589 Camila Acolide Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:49:57 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-589 This was one of the GREATEST posts I've ever seen in Planet Gnome. I simply can't stop laughing. For that, thank you! =) This was one of the GREATEST posts I’ve ever seen in Planet Gnome. I simply can’t stop laughing. For that, thank you! =)

]]> By: Michael Carden http://bethesignal.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-588 Michael Carden Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:09:45 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-588 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! 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!

]]> By: jdub http://bethesignal.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-587 jdub Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:56:13 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-587 Meanwhile: <pre>$ apt-cache search christ on a stick | wc -l 1</pre> WTF?! <pre>$ apt-cache search christ on a stick libmail-audit-perl - Perl library for creating easy mail filters</pre> Ah... Meanwhile:

$ 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…

]]> By: jdub http://bethesignal.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-586 jdub Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:53:32 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-586 It's okay, <a href="http://perkypants.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-585" rel="nofollow">Mary</a>: <pre>$ apt-cache search flaccid | wc -l 0</pre> It’s okay, Mary:

$ apt-cache search flaccid | wc -l
0
]]> By: Mary http://bethesignal.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-585 Mary Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:49:57 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2006/09/22/whats-wrong-with-software/#comment-585 What is wrong with software? A lot! $ apt-cache search rock hard | wc -l 0 What is wrong with software? A lot!

$ apt-cache search rock hard | wc -l
0

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