[Techtalk] Re: Kudzu

[Violatrix]

--- John White <John.White at Sun.COM> wrote:
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>Rebecca J. Walter wrote:
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>> So what is kudzu really and I am the only person who gets this sort of
>> image from the name?
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>The first time I heard the term "kudzu" in a computer context, I assumed 
>it was a virus, given that it's taking over chunks of the southeastern 
>US, choking out trees and plants and, allegedly, sending probing 
>tendrils in search of small, defenseless animals. ;-)
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>Upon hearing that it was a legitimate piece of software, and getting 
>past my initial "You're joking!" reaction, I discovered that it is 
>especially useful for newer users, and well-behaved, unlike its namesake.

Poor maligned kudzu! It has all sorts of uses, even if it does grow a foot (30 cm) per day. You can eat it or feed it to your animals or make baskets out of it. There's even respectable research showing it may be effective in treating alcoholism.

http://www.cptr.ua.edu/kudzu/

naming a suite of utilities for it isn't really that ironic; perhaps linux will soon take over the (warmer parts of the) world!

-SS

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