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Date:      Tue, 8 Feb 2005 16:14:40 -0000 (GMT)
From:      "Jonathan Belson" <jon@witchspace.com>
To:        "Julian Elischer" <julian@elischer.org>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: The case for FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <56004.192.168.0.100.1107879280.squirrel@192.168.0.100>
In-Reply-To: <420815DA.1020908@elischer.org>
References:  <4205F382.8020404@freebsd.org> <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1050206132109.55669F-100000@fledge.watson.org> <84dead7205020703474f9add1@mail.gmail.com> <420815DA.1020908@elischer.org>

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> Joseph Koshy wrote:
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>>  * How does one *use* FreeBSD?   How does one architect a solution
>>     around it?  What are its strengths, and what weaknesses should we
>>     be aware of?  What hardware is supported?
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> AAARGHHHHH "architect" is not a a verb..  the work is "Design".

According to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary:

'architect /"A:kItEkt/ n. & v.

3B v.t. Design and build; plan and bring about (a desired result). M17.'

'Architect' has been used as a verb for 350 years in English English;
whether this meaning is common in American English is another matter.

Cheers,

--Jon

http://www.witchspace.com




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