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Re: keyb= cheatcode?



In data Wednesday 05 January 2011 14:38:05, Daniel Baumann ha scritto:

> On 01/05/2011 02:18 PM, Ben Armstrong wrote:
> > I find the gaming loanword "cheatcode" an annoying term that gives users
> > the wrong impression. The implication is there is some hidden knowledge
> > here that only the most advanced users may discover. In reality, all of
> > these options are well documented.

> i think to remember that the latter originates from knoppix.

Both "cheatcode" and "keyb=" were knoppix legacy, to help their user migrate 
to debian-live.

Since nowadays knoppix is less important than it used to be, all the 
terminology could migrate from their black-magic roots to were it belongs 
(science) ;-)

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