kernel #4

[Tim Judd]

On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Steve Bertrand <steve at ibctech.ca> wrote:

> Tim Judd wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Steve Bertrand <steve at ibctech.ca>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Vasadi I. Claudiu Florin wrote:
> >>> Hello guyz,
> >>>
> >>> Here's a short question (was unable to find a google)
> >>>
> >>> uname states my kernes as being: Freebsd-7.1-STABLE #4
> >>>
> >>> What exactly is that "#4" mean ?
> >>>
> >>> Recompiled it 20 min. ago, so I figure it has something to do with
> >>> maybe, I don't know, some sub-version of the sources ?
> >> No. It means that this is the fourth time that you've recompiled the
> >> kernel (IIRC).
> >>
>
> > Actually this is the 5th time --- computers start counting at zero.
>
> Wow, what a nice technicality you have found!
>
> If "computers start counting at zero", and if the system-installed
> kernel starts at zero, how many times has the user taken the bus?
>
> ;)
>
>

int rand($infinity);

Hope that satisfies you.  If not, the answer to it is 42.  See
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/guide/answer.shtml


Thank you for your time :)