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Date:      Tue, 11 Jan 2000 20:03:33 +0100
From:      Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <asmodai@bart.nl>
To:        Paul Hernaus <Paul.Hernaus@nl.origin-it.com>
Cc:        Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete perform.c
Message-ID:  <20000111200333.B4548@lucifer.bart.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20000111142659.A841@itchy.mpn.cp.philips.com>; from Paul.Hernaus@nl.origin-it.com on Tue, Jan 11, 2000 at 02:26:59PM %2B0100
References:  <200001111237.EAA12579@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000111142659.A841@itchy.mpn.cp.philips.com>

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-On [20000111 14:30], Paul Hernaus (Paul.Hernaus@nl.origin-it.com) wrote:
>> 
>>   Use a more helpful fatal error message than "Toto! This doesn't look
>>   like Kansas anymore!" when unable to return to the original working
>>   directory.
>
>What a sad world this is. I rather liked the "silly" error message.
>I even used it as an example of UNIX humor.

I side with Sheldon on this one.

Imagine being a clueless newbie who stumbles unto this error.  Are you
going to answer messages in freebsd-questions about this?

Thanks for fixing it Sheldon, it got me by surprise the first time I
encountered it as well.

-- 
Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven          Network- and systemadministrator
<asmodai@bart.nl>                      bART Internet Services /
Tel: +31 - (0) 10 - 240 39 70          VIA NET.WORKS Netherlands


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