Hello fellow nixers,
In this thread we play a game where we try to guess which well known Unix tools, WM, DE, etc.. another member is talking about.

Rules:

The clues should be close enough so it's possible to guess.
There should not be any flame war in your post.
It's a well known thing, judge well what is well known.
Try to be funny.

When you find the answer use a spoiler otherwise you'll get a ban for a day. (might be a joke but don't ruin it for others)

Here we go, have fun!

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I'm supported by the Linux kernel.
I went from 3 to 4.
I create that thing.
Data is scattered on what I create.

Oooo this looks like fun, I'll need to think today about what this is, I feel as though it's on the tip of my toungue!

Great thread venam

I'm free as in freedom
1 x 10^-9
Vim has 3 letters
Emacs has 5 letters
I have 4
What am I

z3bra, you are correct (even though I was looking for a specific command).

Here's another one:

Popular *on* the internet.
One of the first of its kind.
I fly and my logo shows it.
I've got my own license.

I think I got the one of Houseoftea.

Am I close?

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I'm from outer space
Made by some famous people
8 < ? < 10
I suckless

Houseoftea: You got it right.

Also I think your last was was .

I'm useless on my own
what I produce is pointed away all of the time...
... usually to a file
few will ever use my arguments
Who am I?

(16-11-2015, 10:16 AM)Houseoftea Wrote: I'm free as in freedom
1 x 10^-9
Vim has 3 letters
Emacs has 5 letters
I have 4
What am I

(16-11-2015, 12:53 PM)darthlukan Wrote: I'm useless on my own
what I produce is pointed away all of the time...
... usually to a file
few will ever use my arguments
Who am I?

@z3bra - You are correct :)

I'm soft, I'm hard, baby!
I'll take you from disk to disk, from place to place.
Just follow me, I'll reach the right spot.
;)

(16-11-2015, 01:34 PM)venam Wrote: I'm soft, I'm hard, baby!
I'll take you from disk to disk, from place to place.
Just follow me, I'll reach the right spot.
;)

rocx, I confirm, you got it!

Im installed and abused by Linux noobs because they think I will help them become superheros

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thats one easy

perhaps this is a bit harder

Linux communities used to argue about me, I almost started a civil war between arch and ubuntu users, now most of them use me

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thats one easy

perhaps this is a bit harder

Linux communities used to argue about me, I almost started a civil war between arch and ubuntu users, now most of them use me

Al, Pete, and Brian were talking about this new program.
I guess sed didn't fit the bill?
You gotta have it if you wanna Unix properly.

@dsplayer14

i help you visualize your world. i'm posix af and go back to the roots of unix. gnu and bsd can't agree on how i ask me to show my true colors.

(16-11-2015, 06:34 PM)xero Wrote: blah

(16-11-2015, 06:36 PM)schisma Wrote: stuff

yer first guess was correct.

I'm a tool coming from the past.
Noboby ever use it for my original purpose, yet I'm used everywhere, be it to save your ass in case you screw up, or simply share what you love.

(16-11-2015, 07:23 PM)z3bra Wrote: I'm a tool coming from the past.
Noboby ever use it for my original purpose, yet I'm used everywhere, be it to save your ass in case you screw up, or simply share what you love.

@rocx nope! 17char

(16-11-2015, 07:23 PM)z3bra Wrote: I'm a tool coming from the past.
Noboby ever use it for my original purpose, yet I'm used everywhere, be it to save your ass in case you screw up, or simply share what you love.

this one is really tough.

@adam: nope either. Git is definitely not from the past ;)

(16-11-2015, 07:23 PM)z3bra Wrote: I'm a tool coming from the past.
Noboby ever use it for my original purpose, yet I'm used everywhere, be it to save your ass in case you screw up, or simply share what you love.

Not sure at all about this one, it's ambiguous.

@venam nice try, but no :)

GNU.
I'm an acronym.
I fight against a big name.
Scaling and freeze is my meme.

This z3bra one is so tough