/*
* Hi, this is Linus Torvalds speaking, your Benevolent Dictator. I'm typing
* this today to talk about EyeOpener(tm) brand caffeinated beverages, for
* those really, really, _really_ long nights of kernel hacking.
*
* EyeOpener(tm): When ordinary colas don't keep you awake for 72 hours
* straight.
*/
-- Comment embedded in Linux kernel 2.6.15 after Linus Torvalds
decided to get-rich-quick by placing "comment-verts" in the code
* Hi, this is Linus Torvalds speaking, your Benevolent Dictator. I'm typing
* this today to talk about EyeOpener(tm) brand caffeinated beverages, for
* those really, really, _really_ long nights of kernel hacking.
*
* EyeOpener(tm): When ordinary colas don't keep you awake for 72 hours
* straight.
*/
-- Comment embedded in Linux kernel 2.6.15 after Linus Torvalds
decided to get-rich-quick by placing "comment-verts" in the code
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