Re: A simple hate today.

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From: H.Merijn Brand
Subject: Re: A simple hate today.
Date: 13:04 on 26 May 2006
On Fri, 26 May 2006 03:35:44 -0700, jrodman@xxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:

> On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 09:46:46PM +0200, H.Merijn Brand wrote:
> > On Thu, 25 May 2006 21:37:55 +0200, Juerd <juerd@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx> wrote:
> > 
> > > Chris Devers skribis 2006-05-25 15:28 (-0400):
> > > > There's a simple solution to this, of course.
> > > > For all defined single-letter options, handle them appropriately.
> > > > For all undefined single-letter options, return with help details.
> > > 
> > > -? is still dangerous:
> > > 
> > >     touch -- -r
> > >     foo -?
> > 
> > Your fault, core dumped.
> 
> Here, let me plant a bomb on our shared computer:
> 
>     touch /tmp/-r
> 
> It may take a long time to go off, but if it does, I guess that's your
> fault too?

No it's yours. *YOU* planted the bomb.
You cannot blame someone using a train for a bomb a terrorist planted.


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