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Re: System D

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Post by pikrzyszto »

geocrasher wrote: post #3

See also ... systemd, a suite of system components for Linux, whose name is inspired by System D.

From https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ :

> Because it's a system daemon, and under Unix/Linux those are in lower case, and get suffixed with a lower case d. And since systemd manages the system, it's called systemd.

> Système D is not an acceptable spelling and something completely different (though kinda fitting).

Wikipedia says that it somehow relates to Systeme D, but they don't have any good references for it.

Re: System D

#13

Post by tjchear »

Paul Graham once described the quality of being formidable in a startup founder. If they say they'll get something done in 2 weeks, they'll get it done in 2 weeks, even if poorly done. Formidable founders stand the greatest chance at succeeding. System D certainly reminds me of that.

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Post by 5cott0 »

"System D, arguably, reached its heyday in the Victorian-era railway hotels, where the menus were huge and it was not unusual for an extra two hundred guests to show up wanting, say, the Fricasse of Lobster Thermidor — for which only fifty portions were available. Suddenly, Thermidor for fifty was transformed into Thermidor for two hundred. Don't ask how. You don't want to know."

Re: System D

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Post by apomekhanes »

Reminds me of Pratchett and the adaptability of the Quirmians when muddy old boots were substituted for the original ingredients ...

"... let's see ... Mousse de la Boue dans un Panier de la Pâte de Chaussures ..."

(... I don't now if this was simply Pratchett's standard cynicism / semi-jaundiced take on humanity, as applied in a standard enough way to French restaurants, or more directly related. Pratchett did have an awfully wide range of knowledge and constantly expanded that knowledge with research while writing.)

Re: System D

#16

Post by llsf »

jle17 wrote: post #9

There is a "Système D" DIY magazine here in France, since 1924. I don't know if it is predated by the term or originated it. I remember that there is a big pile of old issues in my grandfather attic.

Same, as a kid I liked to discover all the random things one could build step by step.

Re: System D

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Post by em-bee »

pikrzyszto wrote: post #11
geocrasher wrote: post #3

See also ... systemd, a suite of system components for Linux, whose name is inspired by System D.

From https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ : > Because it's a system daemon, and under Unix/Linux those are in lower case, and get suffixed with a lower case d. And since systemd manages the system, it's called systemd. > Système D is not an acceptable spelling and something completely different (though kinda fitting). Wikipedia says that it somehow relates to Systeme D, but they don't have any good referenc…

but they do have a good reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd#cite_note-control-cent...

which eventually leads to https://web.archive.org/web/20130114034246/http://0pointer.d...

System D [in French, Système D] is a shorthand term that refers back to the French word débrouillard[1]. The verb se débrouiller means "to untangle." [...]

That sounds just about perfect to be honest "untangling the boot process" - yes please.

so the name wasn't directly inspired by System D, but the relationship was noted and approved of.

Re: System D

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Post by phendrenad2 »

Obscure topics like this often have bizarre wikipedia pages with only a few contributors. The articles are usually a few paragraphs, each touching on wildly different barely-related topics that connect to the main topic. Here's one from a few years back: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17591942 This article is also one of them.

Re: System D

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Post by EntrePrescott »

5cott0 wrote: post #14

"System D, arguably, reached its heyday in the Victorian-era railway hotels, where the menus were huge and it was not unusual for an extra two hundred guests to show up wanting, say, the Fricasse of Lobster Thermidor — for which only fifty portions were available. Suddenly, Thermidor for fifty was transformed into Thermidor for two hundred. Don't ask how. You don't want to know."

fun fact: Thermidor - after which Sauce Thermidor and derived dishes like Lobster Themidor are named, is a month in the French Republican Calendar, specifically: the second month of summer, going approx. from mid-July to mid-August.
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