and not enough frees

How “a$$word” saved PayPal

TL;DR: PayPal had reencrypted their database with a new encryption scheme, but it would accidentally cutout passwords larger than 8 characters. However one person in set their passphrase to “a$$word”, saving the day.

Well, there’s the focus text editor

but, at least when I tried it, you had do change the code just to compile it in Linux. Even tho it has a Linux “compatible” version.