Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 10:15:57 +0200 From: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> To: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> Cc: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@FreeBSD.org>, chat@FreeBSD.org, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@regency.nsu.ru>, Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org>, Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>, Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, "Crist J. Clark" <crist.clark@attbi.com>, "David O'Brien" <dev-null@NUXI.com> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha clock.c Message-ID: <p05111701b90fb2744154@[10.9.8.215]> In-Reply-To: <20020520195703.A79046@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <200205162121.g4GLLGQ43405@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020516220511.A9DBE380A@overcee.wemm.org> <20020517114010.A57127@regency.nsu.ru> <20020519100324.GK44562@daemon.ninth-circle.org> <20020519134348.I67779@blossom.cjclark.org> <p05111722b90de01cc974@[10.9.8.215]> <20020520195703.A79046@dragon.nuxi.com>
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At 7:57 PM -0700 2002/05/20, David O'Brien wrote: >> Right after we settle the "e-mail" vs. "email" debate. ;-) > > Knuth already did -- http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/email.html > > A note on email versus e-mail I consider Knuth to be authoritative on matters relating to computer science. I do not consider him to be authoritative on matters relating to the use of the English language. When this use is recognized and recommended by the Oxford English Dictionary, I might consider it -- but not before. -- Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles@skynet.be> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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