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Re:Port 0: The Port That Does Not Exist by OptionOfT on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:24AM (#50405798)
It parses easier, but it's still doing extra work to negate the 'needs'.

doesn't need privileges > needs zero privileges > needs no privileges

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Re:Port 0: The Port That Does Not Exist by kevin_thibedeau on Saturday November 07, 2026 @01:07PM (#50406622)
"No" here doesn't negate needs. It is part of a subordinate clause "no privileges". Substitute with "nothing" (literally, no thing) for the same parse.
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Re:Port 0: The Port That Does Not Exist by justsomehnguy on Saturday November 07, 2026 @01:55PM (#50406973)
Agree.

    "Give me a 4 apples."
    "Give me a 999 apples."
    "Give me a 0 apples."
The last one doesn't say "do not give me apples" and it surely doesn't say "do not give me a zero apples".
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