kangaroo code n.
Syn. spaghetti
code.
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ken /ken/ n.
1. [Unix] Ken Thompson, principal inventor of Unix. In the
early days he used to hand-cut distribution tapes, often with a
note that read "Love, ken". Old-timers still use his first name
(sometimes uncapitalized, because it's a login name and mail
address) in third-person reference; it is widely understood (on
Usenet, in particular) that without a last name `Ken' refers only
to Ken Thompson. Similarly, Dennis without last name means Dennis
Ritchie (and he is often known as _dmr_). See also demigod, Unix.
2. A flaming user. This was originated by the Software Support
group at Symbolics because the two greatest flamers in the user
community were both named Ken.
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kernel-of-the-week club
The fictional society that BSD bigots claim [Linux] users belong to,
alluding to the release-early-release-often style preferred by
the kernel maintainers. See bazaar.
This was almost certainly inspired by the earlier bug-of-the-month club.