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From: "Dave Korn" <dave DOT korn AT artimi DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: OLOCA
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:19:15 +0100
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.61.0505311531290.11410@slinky.cs.nyu.edu>
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----Original Message----
>From: Igor Pechtchanski
>Sent: 31 May 2005 20:34

> On Tue, 31 May 2005, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 02:08:22PM -0400, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>>> On Tue, 31 May 2005, Dave Korn wrote:
>>> 
>>>> ----Original Message----
>>>>> From: Igor Pechtchanski
>>>>> Sent: 31 May 2005 18:44
>>>> 
>>>>> Quoting from the bottom of the OLOCA:
>>>> 
>>>>   Maybe you should move that bit up to the top?
>>> 
>>> I doubt it matters where it is.  That's the only place on the page that
>>> says to send suggestions to the main Cygwin list.  The words *on one of
>>> the Cygwin lists* are *in the same sentense*.  That should suffice, no?
>>> :-) 
>>> 
>>>>   And perhaps you should make the "*on one of the Cygwin lists*" text a
>>>> bit bigger and more eye-catching.
>>>> 
>>>>   Like about 36 miles on a side and bright pink and flashing, for
>>>> instance.
>>> 
>>> I'll leave that to script kiddies.  A couple more inquiries like that,
>>> though, and I'll consider making that bit bold...
>> 
>> I think we need an acronym to describe the problem:
>> 
>> Only Acronyms Used In Cygwin Lists
>> 
>> OAUICL
> 
> Agreed, except that "Only Acronyms Used In The Cygwin Lists Should Be
> Suggested" lends itself better to prononciation:
> 
> OAUTICLSBS
> 
> (Wow tickles bs)...  Comments?


  How about OSCA:  Only Specifically Cygwin Acronyms  ?


    cheers,
      DaveK
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Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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