[9fans] what is the frequency, kenneth?

[Anthony Martin]

What's the story behind the curious reference
to this phrase in the code for timesync(8)?

Who wrote this code? presotto?

It's rather funny.

Anthony

[erik quanstrom]

Post by Anthony Martin
What's the story behind the curious reference
to this phrase in the code for timesync(8)?

it's a reference to
an r.e.m. song "what's the frequency, kenneth" (monster, 1994)
which is a reference to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Rather#.22Kenneth.2C_what_is_the_frequency.3F.22

- erik

[Rob Pike]

It likely has nothing to do with the REM song.

-rob

Post by erik quanstrom

Post by Anthony Martin
What's the story behind the curious reference
to this phrase in the code for timesync(8)?

it's a reference to
an r.e.m. song "what's the frequency, kenneth" (monster, 1994)
which is a reference to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Rather#.22Kenneth.2C_what_is_the_frequency.3F.22
- erik