That's right! It's a callback to Slackware, which was the first Linux distribution I used as a kid. The release notes for Slackware 4.0 ended with "Have fun! :^

That's right! It's a callback to Slackware, which was the first Linux distribution I used as a kid. The release notes for Slackware 4.0 ended with "Have fun! :^)" which I always thought had a great vibe.