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  • Linus Torvalds added hidden tabs to Kconfig to challenge parsers that can't handle them.
  • Tabs were intentionally added to the common Kconfig file for page sizes to expose faulty parsers.
  • Torvalds believes parsers unable to handle tabs shouldn't be parsing kernel Kconfig files, aiming to force fixes.
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[-] PanoptiDon@lemmy.world 65 points 7 months ago

Reminds me of Beethoven writing Für Elise for sometime he loved, and when he was rejected, the music was finished in such a way that she could not play it.

[-] jonwyattphillips@lemmy.ml 17 points 7 months ago

Fur Elise wasn't discovered until 40 years after his death and its unknown who it was written for.

[-] Incandemon@lemmy.ca 29 points 7 months ago

Wait, isn't that obvious? Its for Elise!

[-] Mr3Sepz@feddit.de 4 points 7 months ago

It was probably not for Elise, but Therese, but again its complicated.

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