English text variants MOTD


Calls `fortune` and prints it as is, in Jive and Valspeak.


Tools — Small utilities, gadgets & scripts to perform daily tasks.

English text

Congratulations! Some products leave home silently, some go kicking and screaming. If v1.0 was the first born who came downstairs with shoes untied missing a sock and a belt, then this one was a full fledged punk rocker with neon hair and multiple piercings. I believe we squeezed it into a suit and tie and brought its color back to an earth tone before it left. -- An HP engineering project manager who shall remain nameless to the development team after releasing the second version of their product.

English variant — jive

Congratulashuns. Right On! Some products leave crib silently, some go kickin' and screamin'. If v1.0 wuz de fust bo'n who came waaay downstairs wid kickers untied missin' a sock and some belt, den dis one wuz some full fledged punk rocker wid neon fro and multiple piercin's. ah' believe we squeezed it into a suit and tie and brought its colo' back t'an eard tone befo'e it left. -- An HP engineerin' project managa' who shall remain dojiggerless t'de development team afta' releasin' de second version uh deir product.

English variant — valspeak

Congratulations! Gag me with a SPOOOOON! Some products blow home silently, man, some go kickin' and screamin'. If v1.0 was like, ya know, the first born who came downstairs with shoes untied missin' a sock and a belt, oh, baby, then this one was a full fledged punk rocker with neon hair and multiple piercin's. I believe we squeezed it into a suit and tie and brought its color back to an earth tone before it left. -- An HP engineerin' project manager who shall remain nameless to thuh development team after releasin' thuh second version of their product.