Re: Currant Bun

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From: Guy Fawkes
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 00:00

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On Thu, 27 Jan 2000 02:30:41 GMT, Stuart Grant <sg@cwcom.net> wrote:

>> I shall remember to ask you next time I'm trying to work out what
>> `This application has performed an illegal operation and will be
>> terminated' means.
>>
>Simple - it's in plain english and can be deciphered with a dictionary 
>(unlike terms such as daemon or grep for instance) by anyone who can't 
>figure it out. 

or zombie children wandering in the pipe

>It means you close the application and re-start it to continue working. 
>At worst, a 30 second break to put the kettle on while the system 
>re-boots. I get it about twice a month, usually with Netscape, and it's 
>never more than a niggle. 
>The term "Fatal crash" is a gross overstatement and should involve an 
>exploding monitor at least.
>Stuart Grant

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From: Guy Fawkes <guy.fawkes@error404.surfbaud.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Currant Bun
Date: 2000/01/27
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