#634685 fanboy kaput

Package:
filters
Source:
filters
Description:
collected filters, including B1FF and the Swedish Chef
Submitter:
Date:
2014-11-09 20:21:05 UTC
Severity:
normal
#634685#5
Date:
2011-07-19 13:05:45 UTC
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Gentlemen, there is something wrong with fanboy

$ set $(dlocate -L filters|sed /games./!d)
$ for i do echo -en $i\\t;$i < /etc/motd|wc -l ;done|sort -k 2n
/usr/games/fanboy       0
/usr/games/b1ff 8
/usr/games/censor       8
/usr/games/cockney      8
/usr/games/eleet        8
/usr/games/fudd 8
/usr/games/jethro       8
/usr/games/jive 8
/usr/games/ken  8
/usr/games/kenny        8
/usr/games/kraut        8...

Or the man page needs to give a clear explanation of how to use it.
#634685#10
Date:
2011-07-19 13:28:13 UTC
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jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:

I think the man page is entirely clear, unlike the others this is a
subtractive filter.
#634685#15
Date:
2011-07-19 13:28:13 UTC
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jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:

I think the man page is entirely clear, unlike the others this is a
subtractive filter.
#634685#20
Date:
2011-07-19 13:40:35 UTC
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JH> jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:

JH> I think the man page is entirely clear, unlike the others this is a
JH> subtractive filter.

Well that all doesn't make sense to simpletons like me.
I piped in /etc/motd , totally related to Linux like the man page says.
Nothing came out.
It is thus busted.

You had better add an example to the man page of something that produces
output.
#634685#25
Date:
2014-11-08 23:54:41 UTC
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Try this:

  echo "What should I use, git or subversion?" | fanboy

Francois
#634685#30
Date:
2014-11-09 20:17:59 UTC
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Meow!
What "fanboy" does is removing everything except a handful words
(and format them, preserving > markers).  The joke is lost on anyone who
doesn't read the source, and even then it's, well, not matching my sense
of humor.

Even on a long text relevant to Unix development like "man bash", the whole
output is:
pushed pushed branch

I'd say, let's put "fanboy" to the pasture...