On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 06:38:30PM +0100, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > Johannes Zarl wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Maybe my English is a little rusty, but what exactly is a "spanking server"? > > Presumably a contraction from "brand spanking new" a phrase normal > & common in England when I grew up there.
This is also common in USA, and seems to refer to the tradition of giving a just-born infant a swat on the rump to encourage the beginning of breathing (because the baby needs air to yell at you). At any rate, it means as new as can be; freshly arrived, unpacked or installed. -- Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer mw...@iupui.edu Machines should not be friendly. Machines should be obedient.
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