Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 03:35:27 -0400 From: Coleman Kane <cokane@one.net> To: Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de> Cc: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>, Jim Mock <jim@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, alpha@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: www/en index.sgml Message-ID: <20000731033527.A28474@cokane.yi.org> In-Reply-To: <20000731091643.A1096@cichlids.cichlids.com>; from alex@big.endian.de on Mon, Jul 31, 2000 at 03:18:02AM -0400 References: <200007290811.BAA19838@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000730111842.C1676@cichlids.cichlids.com> <20000730144906.A40081@dragon.nuxi.com> <20000731091643.A1096@cichlids.cichlids.com>
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This may be slightly off topic, but I always consider it Alpha as in Number 1, First, etc... in other words best. Alexander Langer had the audacity to say: > Thus spake David O'Brien (obrien@FreeBSD.org): > > > Probably not. BUT this is what has the most recognition. Since DEC in > > their *infinite* wisdom picked such a shitty name, we should do all we > > can to keep people from thinking "alpha" as in early test versions of > > software. > > Hmm. Yes, good point. > I thought, we could call them "Compaq Alpha" - I think, more people > know Compaq than DEC. > > Alex > -- > cat: /home/alex/.sig: No such file or directory > -- Coleman Kane President, UC Free O.S. Users Group - http://pohl.ececs.uc.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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