Re: Rawhide

[AD Marshall <AD VICE ParadoxCafe Net>]

So it really was Clint, eh. Someone on the redhat list said that too. 
Someone should really put breathylizer controlled shutdown switches on
these machines. ;)))))

At 19:40 2001.10.13 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
>On Sun, 14 Oct 2001, AD Marshall wrote:
>
>> Au contraire, mon ami, Rawhide was a TV situ drama many ages back with
>> some poofter doing lead as a mega-macho man, kick-butt cowboy, a la
>> the Duke but skinnier. The original soundtrack went something like
>> "Raaaawww Hide, shuka, shuk, shuk, shuka, shooooooo, hup, mon..." That
>> fag kicked ass.
>
>The "poofter" in question was Clint "Go ahead.  Make my day." Eastwood, of
>course.
>
>The lyrics to the theme song included "Rollin', rollin',
>rollin'...Rawhide!"  Red Hat refers to Rawhide as its "rolling release",
>because it just evolves as new versions of packages are added or replace
>old ones.
>
>Of course, the connotation of "raw" as in unfinished is certainly part of
>the mystique.
>
>While Rawhide RPMs are sometimes bug fixes, they are also often mid-cycle
>development versions as well.  As the RHers on the list have said, "If a
>Rawhide RPM breaks your system, you get to keep both pieces."

Ha! Nice one. But i don't know about that "Rollin', rollin'..." metaphor.
I can see some evil geeks twisting that one up a tad. 

But overall, we can only thank our lucky stars, another urban myth has 
been debunked. It just goes to show you:
        1. You can't trust Jack Daniels as far as you can throw him.
        2. We don't get enough *quality* US TV in SaiGon. 

Thanx for the enlightenment, though, Matthew. Really.

All the best,
AD

At 13:04 2001.10.13 -0500, mstokes bendcable com wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "AD Marshall" <AD VICE ParadoxCafe Net>
>To: <redhat-list redhat com>
>Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 2:41 PM
>Subject: Re: Rawhide
>
>
>> Au contraire, mon ami, Rawhide was a TV situ drama many ages back with
>some poofter doing lead as a mega-macho man, kick-butt cowboy, a la the Duke
>but skinnier. The original soundtrack went something like "Raaaawww Hide,
>shuka, shuk, shuk, shuka, shooooooo, hup, mon..." That fag kicked ass.
>>
>> Funny, i forgot all about that completely till you mentioned it.
>
>Me too. But now that I'm reminded of it, you're right. I've read a whole
>bunch of history about cowboys and gold miners and the guys who built the
>West. They were dirty, ugly, drunk, sloppy, and they died early a lot. I
>read about them rather than about bankers and lawyers because quite frankly
>they were more interesting.
>
>Then, for some reason, Hollywood decided to romanticize the Westerners. They
>turned them into swashbuckling pirates of the desert, adding various bits of
>clothing and mannerisms here and there, until they arrived on the brilliant
>idea of the Lone Ranger and what's his name and Dale Evans on their white
>horses and wearing lovely carefully folded and knotted scarves and great
>print shirts. Which translated into RawHide. Then of course they translated
>it into Batman (what a strange relationship that was, Batman and Robin with
>their tights and all).
>
>The only guy I can think of who has carried through the grittiness of the
>original idea, the original behavior, is Eastwood. He is convincing, a guy
>who can be really dirty, nasty and mean when he wants to be, not just faking
>it.
>
>Most other actors just dress up and act, in between sipping fine white wine
>or Perrier with their pinkies in the air.
>
>Mr. Hollywood Cowboy Commentator
>
>P.S. 2 dongs = 15,000? That's not bad compared to the Italians or
>Argentinians. I hear they're in the millions these days.
>>
>> Raw Hide?!? I mean, really, what else could it be? The homos have invaded
>the RedHat home page.
>>
>> Just my 2 dongs worth (USD1=VNDong15,000, today)
>>
>> best,
>> AD
>>
>> At 16:24 2001.10.13 +0000, you wrote:
>> >At 10/13/2001 04:18 PM +0200, you wrote:
>> >>Hi, I'm wondering what Rawhide is exactly. I have found a the latest
>swat-rpm, but it's supposed to be for Rawhide Linux. Is that a codename for
>some RH release, like seawolf and roswell??
>> >
>> >No. Rawhide is where they develop and test things. There's a readme file
>there somewhere that basically says, "This is the latest and greatest. It
>may not work; you really shouldn't use it on production systems. Use at your
>own risk." Name appears to come from "raw hide" as in the stuff that will
>eventually become fine leather.
>> >
>> >The fact that many people do indeed use rawhide packages successfully is
>a testament to the overall quality of development. Nevertheless, do remember
>that these are not, in any way, "released" or "production" packages.
>> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >Rodolfo J. Paiz
>> >rpaiz indahaus com
>> >
>> >
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