The “No” core-(f)utility

Giuseppe Torre; Giuseppe Torre

The “No” core-(f)utility

Giuseppe Torre
, Giuseppe Torre (Developer)

Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition

Abstract

hardware: any Linux
software: Bash/C
code available at: https://zenodo.org/record/5744806#.YfXJb vLdhE

What is the meaning of refusal within a digital society? Can code refute?

PROGRAM NAME: ”No”
REPEAT
print ”n” + carriage return;
UNTIL the program is terminated
END
The above program ”No” prints an endless sequence of ”n” - one per line until the user terminates the program. Then, it is recalled in the computer’ shell by typing ”no” and pressing ”Enter”.
The ”no” core(f)util outputs repeatedly your wish for refusal and presents to you its absurdity and (f)utility....the official set of GNU core utilities includes a ”yes” command. But not a ”no”. Thus, the coreutils ”no” fills this gap. (You are welcome!)... well, this is not the whole story. To get the full picture, install this (f)utility and read
the manifesto on the ”man no” page

Original language	English (Ireland)
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published - 21 Dec 2021
Event	Tramsediale: For Refusal - Berlin, Germany Duration: 1 Feb 2021 → 1 Feb 2022 https://202122.transmediale.de/

Keywords

refusal
code art
futility
political art
activism
digital art

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