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From: "Karl M" <karlm30 AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject: RE: OLOCA
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 06:57:25 -0700
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>From: "Dave Korn"
>Subject: RE: OLOCA
>Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:19:15 +0100
>
>----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  ?
>
And then once each year, we can have a big awards dinner in Boston for the 
best acronyms in each of several categories.

Wow, the Cygwin night at the OSCAs.



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