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Today I learned that the third line in the sudo warning was only added in 2004. Is there perhaps a clear event of history facts or cultural changes between 1993 and 2004 that made the software developers add that line ?

  • For instance a (silly?) made up example : Monty Python became very popular on TV in some countries where the software developers lived and improved critical thinking for some.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (3 children)

2002 was the Spider-Man movie, 2004 was Spider-Man 2.

[โ€“] SkybreakerEngineer 10 points 6 months ago

With great power comes great responsibility
That's the catchphrase of old uncle Ben
And if you missed it, don't worry they'll say the line
Again and again and again

[โ€“] mkwt 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah. Spider man was a big deal at that time