/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2006/09/09/#ubuntu-toolchain.txt

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theCorewhat is the first program in Ubuntu's toolchain?03:54
Keybukthe general definition of a toolchain is there isn't a "first" program :p03:56
theCoreoh03:56
theCoregcc, glibc, binutils?03:56
Keybuke.g. gcc is written in C, so needs gcc03:56
Keybukand uses make to be built, which is written in C, so needs gcc03:56
Keybukand both use glibc, which is written in C and uses make, so needs both03:56
theCoreI see03:56
theCoreI just building a quiz, for #ubuntu-trivia, I thought it could be a good question03:57
theCoredo you know any hard questions?03:58
Keybukwhat kind of questions are you thinking of?03:58
theCoreone-liners03:58
Keybukthere's fun Ubuntu trivia03:58
Keybuk"Which Ubuntu core developer originally wrote dpkg?"03:58
theCorelol03:58
Keybukor more fun03:58
Keybuk"How many Ubuntu core developers have been, or currently are, maintainers of dpkg or apt?"03:58
theCorethanks, I save this one for the quiz04:00
KeybukI think of bad ones though :-/04:02
Keybuk"In total, how many laptops have been stolen during Ubuntu conferences?"04:02
theCoreshoot :)04:02
Keybukit's probably about 10 so far04:03
theCorethat's nasty04:03
theCoreit will be the third quiz I do today, I'm losing inspiration...04:06
theCores/losing/short of/04:07
Keybukthat's a lot of quizzes04:10
theCore25 questions each04:10
KeybukI've never even heard of #ubuntu-trivia :p04:12
KeybukI'm curious now,  what was the last quiz you did? :p04:13
theCorean hour ago04:13
theCorethe log are at http://peadrop.com/trivia/04:14
Keybuk<theCore> 20. Write a regex that parse phone-numbers.04:17
Keybukheh04:17
Keybuk.+04:18
theCorehehe04:18
Keybuk<theCore> 21. What is the standard treading library for Linux?04:19
Keybuknot pthreads04:19
Keybuk(technically)04:19
theCorebthread?04:19
KeybukNative Posive Threading Library would be the correct answer04:19
Keybukgah, POSIX :p04:19
theCoreah04:19
Keybukpreviously it was LinuxThreads04:19
Keybukboth happen to implement the pthread_* functions, of course04:19
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theCoreI'm giving a quiz now04:24
theCore1. Complete the description: Upstart is an <??>-based replacement for <??>04:24
theCorehehe04:24
Keybukalchohol ... life04:25
theCorelol04:25
Keybukheh at Mark's FAQ04:27
Keybukhe's actually ommitted the real reason that "breezy badger" is so named04:28
Keybukoh, no, he vaguely has04:28
Keybuk"Our naming scheme is stupid, what's next?  Bendy Badger?!"04:28
Keybuk"I LIKE IT!"04:28
Keybukmdz nearly killed me04:28
theCorerofl!04:29
theCoreKeybuk:  just a random question: does Python has first-class functions?04:44
Keybukno idea04:44
KeybukI've never really understood what that means :p04:45
theCoreWhich Ubuntu core developer originally wrote dpkg?05:20
theCorewho is it05:21
theCoreit isn't you Keybuk?05:21
theCoreIan Jackson?05:21
Keybukno05:21
Keybukiwj05:21
Keybukyeah05:21
theCoreyou maintained dpkg, isn't it?05:22
Keybukyes, as did Ben Collins05:23
theCoredid all Ubuntu core-dev maintained dpkg?05:25
Keybukno05:25
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