Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 12:51:30 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> Cc: Bob K <m3lang3@yahoo.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RELENG_4_3 calls itself -RELEASE? Message-ID: <15210.58530.306585.285827@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20010803123225.A7633@grumpy.dyndns.org> References: <20010803135402.94163.qmail@web14001.mail.yahoo.com> <20010803123225.A7633@grumpy.dyndns.org>
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David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> types: > On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 09:54:02AM -0400, Bob K wrote: > > I like -BEET. It's short, means nothing, and is red. What more could > > you ask for? :P > Suggest -FOO has a long standing meaning of nonsense in computer lingo. > Or -FOOBAR. It's not a nonsense word, it's a placeholder. If you do that, I can no longer talk about tracking -FOO (or -FOOBAR) when I want to talk about tracking any of the branches. For programmers traditional nonsense words, try -XYZZY. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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