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... Why would they include that. Fucking programmers man
iirc
sudohas a bunch of quotes to spit out when an incorrect password is typed. Gentoo exposes that feature with theoffensiveUSE flag.Edit: Looks like Pick is sourcing the weirder names from this site: https://glitch.com/~name-that-color
Argh, why tho?
Like, I get that it is sometimes fun to throw some humor and things like that, but it is just too much trouble. It looks unprofessional and makes translation more of a pain than it needs to be. And that isn't even opening the can of worms that insults actually are
Edit: alright, I got it. L for me
IIRC It was added because too many people had been hacking together such a feature in their configurations, more often than not compromising their security. They added the option to reduce the amount of damage such a stupid much-asked-for feature deals.
P.S.: Honestly, I have used the feature before. While it's usually funny, it can be brutal from time to time.