Today I learned that the third line in the sudo warning was only added in 2004. Is there perhaps a clear event of history facts or cultural changes between 1993 and 2004 that made the software developers add that line ?

  • For instance a (silly?) made up example : Monty Python became very popular on TV in some countries where the software developers lived and improved critical thinking for some.

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2002 was the Spider-Man movie, 2004 was Spider-Man 2.

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Yeah. Spider man was a big deal at that time

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With great power comes great responsibility
That’s the catchphrase of old uncle Ben
And if you missed it, don’t worry they’ll say the line
Again and again and again

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Pepperidge Farm remembers being in the wheel group…

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I was born

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It was added in January 2004 and is a reference to the quote in Spider Man.

https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/a/12522

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I see, t y.Now I understand the previous comment about Spider Man.

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