Subj : PING Question To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Sep 25 2019 08:57:00 Hi Nancy! BM>>> ... I know "Ren" means "Rename"......but Stimpy??? NB>>> You mean that isn't a linux command yet....? BM>> Maybe it is and I'm not aware of it! OK, out of umm, scientific BM>> experiment: BM>> barry@NZXT:~$ stimpy BM>> Commmand 'stimpy' not found, did you mean: BM>> command 'snimpy' from deb snimpy BM>> sudo apt install NB>> Hunh... not that far off... BM> Nope - close! Have seen the system suggest a half-dozen options BM> depending on what typed in -- all depends on what requested BM> originally. (Think a spell checker suggesting words.) NB> That could give some hours of amusement, should one have the NB> inclination... ;) Hmm: now that is an odd form of entertainment! BM>> So 'snimpy' is a tool to build SNMP, which is something to do with BM>> networking. NB>> Yup, I've heard tell of that.... ;) BM> And pronounce out SNMP one gets 'snimp'.... NB> Yup. And some of the commands and utility names do seem to reflect the author's oddball sense of humour while others seem to be from in-depth research for just the right word. 'WINE' is 'WINE Is Not an Emulator' (allows running some Windows utilities directly in Linux) while 'Ubuntu' (umm, copying in!) Ubuntu (Zulu pronunciation: [—?£nt'—]) is a Nguni Bantu term meaning "humanity". It is often translated as "I am because we are," or "humanity towards others", but is often used in a more philosophical sense to mean "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity". So the name is based on a philosophy. NB> ... Computers Are Vehicles For The Mind...They'll Drive You Crazy Which is why 'work-arounds' were invented: can't fix it, but we can make it work halfway right! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Definition: Supersedes - Needed to grow strong plants. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .