Re^2: Funny Messages in OSS

I see it as a geekier form of easter eggs. To my knowledge, easter eggs have done no harm to the products they were found it. So…

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Re: Re^2: Funny Messages in OSS by Anonymous Monk on Aug 03, 2003 at 01:01 UTC
How do you know they've done no harm? I'm sure there have been examples (probably rare) where they've caused security or stability issues. At best they add bloat (think certain programs with embedded flight simulators) and confuse the user with meaningless error messages.	[reply]