From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 4 04:55:27 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24DE61065672 for ; Wed, 4 Jan 2012 04:55:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from oproxy7-pub.bluehost.com (oproxy7-pub.bluehost.com [67.222.55.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DE99C8FC0A for ; Wed, 4 Jan 2012 04:55:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 12529 invoked by uid 0); 4 Jan 2012 04:55:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box543.bluehost.com) (74.220.219.143) by oproxy7.bluehost.com with SMTP; 4 Jan 2012 04:55:05 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=apotheon.com; s=default; h=In-Reply-To:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:To:From:Date; bh=LDJaS9NkHUSa8/84RwL6CwikXoXKvmtsWFiE0YJg+PE=; b=UOYA0438e8gBT4KQFyIe5yndhmjv0H7/LjhXA+1Ffspyyl26IVVvXtvdCxOR+OGammrviM+7gT3DADovKI+1gYusEomLQKwRHVQDfNdVN+3l6lRTPWXB9Qc1/muSLvU3; Received: from c-24-8-180-234.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.8.180.234] helo=localhost) by box543.bluehost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1RiIsS-0002RC-Oo for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:55:04 -0700 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 21:55:04 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120104045504.GB28963@hemlock.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4F00580D.1060208@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20120101091420.117aa8f3@scorpio> <20120102065526.GA16481@hemlock.hydra> <20120102083114.6c09d839@scorpio> <20120102193319.GA31717@hemlock.hydra> <20120103020611.GA22209@chancha.local> <4F02A306.5060501@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20120103121211.GA1375@chancha.local> <20120103181401.GB20156@hemlock.hydra> <20120103220736.GF53108@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120103220736.GF53108@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Identified-User: {2737:box543.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.com} {sentby:smtp auth 24.8.180.234 authed with perrin@apotheon.com} Subject: Re: FreeBSD Kernel Internals Documentation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:55:27 -0000 On Tue, Jan 03, 2012 at 02:07:36PM -0800, Chip Camden wrote: > Quoth Chad Perrin on Tuesday, 03 January 2012: > > > > So . . . please start with the denotative meanings of words, consider > > your audience, and use words accordingly. If you wish to use a term > > differently than how it is understood, make sure you clarify that fact up > > front. If others refuse to go along with it, find a different term to > > use that can better convey the meaning you wish to convey. > > > > If everyone followed your advice here, Chad, then 99% of the arguments on the > Internet would evaporate. Thanks for noticing! -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]