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Just curious... what does foo mean? Is it just another way of saying whatever (like a wild card) word is applicable to you, place it here?...
- 08-23-2007 #1Linux Enthusiast
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I must have been gone that week...
Just curious... what does foo mean? Is it just another way of saying whatever (like a wild card) word is applicable to you, place it here?
- 08-23-2007 #2Linux Guru
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That's exactly it. Much in the way you would use the variables x,y and z in a maths solution off the top of your head programmers often use foo, bar and baz as the equivalents in pseudocode or to demonstrate syntax.
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Thanks, bigtomrodney. That certainly clears some things up for me.
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So why is the cups printer database called foomatic?
"I'm just a little old lady; don't try to dazzle me with jargon!"
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As a joke? Some of 'em put little wordplays in thing. I dunno though...
Originally Posted by hazel
Why did they call it that then?Can't tell an OS by it's GUI
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