Re: End of days?
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010, Tony Nelson wrote: On 10-01-06 17:54:10, Robert Relyea wrote: On 01/06/2010 01:43 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: [or...@orca fedora/devel]$ ls */dead.package | wc -l 666 We're ok. The original number may have been 616: http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/POxy/beast616.htm No, that's merely the most common correction by those with a little knowledge. 666 was the number for Neron Ceaser, while 616 was for Nero Ceaser (latinized form of name). Of course, the reference was actually to Domitian, who was Emperor when the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed (again) after yet another revolt by the Jews. Mentioning the current Emperor in an unflattering way would get one killed, hence the code. If you want to continue this discussion please do so offlist. thanks, -sv -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
Re: End of days?
On 01/06/2010 01:43 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: [or...@orca fedora/devel]$ ls */dead.package | wc -l 666 We're ok. The original number may have been 616: http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/POxy/beast616.htm smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
Re: End of days?
On 10-01-06 17:54:10, Robert Relyea wrote: On 01/06/2010 01:43 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: [or...@orca fedora/devel]$ ls */dead.package | wc -l 666 We're ok. The original number may have been 616: http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/POxy/beast616.htm No, that's merely the most common correction by those with a little knowledge. 666 was the number for Neron Ceaser, while 616 was for Nero Ceaser (latinized form of name). Of course, the reference was actually to Domitian, who was Emperor when the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed (again) after yet another revolt by the Jews. Mentioning the current Emperor in an unflattering way would get one killed, hence the code. -- TonyN.:' mailto:tonynel...@georgeanelson.com ' http://www.georgeanelson.com/ -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
