Linux Definitions

learning curve, n.:
        An astonishing new theory, discovered by management consultants
        in the 1970's, asserting that the more you do something the
        quicker you can do it.

Lee's Law:
        Mother said there would be days like this,
        but she never said that there'd be so many!

Leibowitz's Rule:
        When hammering a nail, you will never hit your
        finger if you hold the hammer with both hands.

Lemma:  All horses are the same color.
Proof (by induction):
        Case n = 1: In a set with only one horse, it is obvious that all
        horses in that set are the same color.
        Case n = k: Suppose you have a set of k+1 horses.  Pull one of these
        horses out of the set, so that you have k horses.  Suppose that all
        of these horses are the same color.  Now put back the horse that you
        took out, and pull out a different one.  Suppose that all of the k
        horses now in the set are the same color.  Then the set of k+1 horses
        are all the same color.  We have k true => k+1 true; therefore all
        horses are the same color.
Theorem: All horses have an infinite number of legs.
Proof (by intimidation):
        Everyone would agree that all horses have an even number of legs.  It
        is also well-known that horses have forelegs in front and two legs in
        back.  4 + 2 = 6 legs, which is certainly an odd number of legs for a
        horse to have!  Now the only number that is both even and odd is
        infinity; therefore all horses have an infinite number of legs.
        However, suppose that there is a horse somewhere that does not have an
        infinite number of legs.  Well, that would be a horse of a different
        color; and by the Lemma, it doesn't exist.

leverage, n.:
        Even if someone doesn't care what the world thinks
        about them, they always hope their mother doesn't find out.

Lewis's Law of Travel:
        The first piece of luggage out of the chute doesn't belong to anyone,
        ever.

Liar, n.:
        A lawyer with a roving commission.
                -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

Liar:
        one who tells an unpleasant truth.
                -- Oliver Herford

Lie, n.:
        A very poor substitute for the truth, but the only one
        discovered to date.

Lieberman's Law:
        Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.