In the book version, the Terminator does indeed terminate itself.

However, regarding the movie: It says (1:30) "I cannot self-terminate" (emphasis by me). This is different from "I mustn't self-terminate" or "I may not self-terminate", which could be read as: It's not forbidden for it to terminate itself, but it simply does not have the ability to do it.

This is a bit argumentative, because from the fact that it knows how to terminate a T-1000 you may assume that it could terminate a hostile T-800 as well, and it seems intelligent enough to realise that it is a T-800 as well meaning that the same means would have to be taken to terminate itself than a different T-800.



A completely different (albeit quite far fetched) explanation might be that this is a way to ensure that its missions are carried out. From a model checking point of view all assignments could be solved most easily by self-termination (inaction is the safest option). So maybe this is a technical requirement all T-800 share by design.

Does a terminator have a form of self-preservation or prohibition against suicide?
should I pick Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS or 12.10 for my home machine?

I know that Ubuntu 12.04 is LTS but 12.10 is newer.

But what should I pick now?

Can I use Gnome 3 Shell (apt-get install gnome-shell) without any problems in Ubuntu or is it recommend to use Unity?

Greetings,
Majestro
