Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 19:56:51 +0100 From: paul@originative.co.uk To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: RE: [Re: Request For Better Communications] Message-ID: <A6D02246E1ABD2119F5200C0F0303D10FF36@octopus>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Lemon [mailto:jlemon@americantv.com] > Sent: 10 May 1999 19:38 > To: tlambert@primenet.com; chat@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: [Re: Request For Better Communications] > > > In article > <local.mail.freebsd-chat/199905101802.LAA03959@usr07.primenet. > com> you write: > >> Ok, what the hell does fairings mean? My dictionary says > it's related to > >> streamlining but it's use in these groups doesn't always > seem to match that? > > > >Jordan? > > > >8-) 8-). > > > >He meant to type "fairness". > > For clarification to other confused readers: > > http://minnie.cs.adfa.edu.au/cgi-bin/newsread?24752 > > http://minnie.cs.adfa.edu.au/cgi-bin/newsread?24772 > Ohh, I remember that article now! I'm sure I've seen fairings being used in commit messages recently, have we adopted it as part of the FreeBSD jargon, what does it mean in that context? While I'm on this subject, what the hell does GC stand for? It's used when things get deleted. Paul (who seems to be a bit behind the times on the acronym/jargon front) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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