ISO = International Standards Organization?? -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Abbott Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:02 AM To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: what cd download ? Jargon busting. Edward Croft wrote: >On Thu, 2003-11-06 at 09:29, David.Pawson@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > >>Is there a Redhat / Fedora /Linux jargon busting page please? >>The tla's that are flowing on this list I guess warrant one. >> >>It might help make a tiny step towards putting Linux closer >>to Windoze for the man on the Clapham omnibus. >> >> I just get the feeling that the Linux community take a great >>delight in picking abtruse names for things. Great for the in-crowd, >>but far less so for anyone approaching Linux, and may just be enough >>to put them off for years. >> >>If needed I'll collate and mark up... if you'll help me translate :-) >>?? docbook is fashionable isn't it?? >> >>regards DaveP >> >> >> >Dave, the names usually refer to the project. Windows does the same >thing, except you don't hear it as much because Windows is closed. I >believe the project name for the next version of Windows is Longhorn. >Personally, I liked Guinness for the name. Don't know what a Severn is. >Maybe instead of Yarrow, it could have been called Pilsner Urquel? Who >knows who comes up with these names. When I first started here, >everything was named after Greek/Roman Gods. At least now we are getting >to more descriptive names as we roll out new systems. > > Dave, Being an aging newbie that has struggled through CP/M, DOS 1-infinity, Polyforth, way too many assembly codes, Fortran, Cobal, C and now Linux I find that it all blurs. I would be in full support of your project. I've been trying to figure out what ISO actually stands for - knowing that it is an Image that's burnable - but whats the O? My vote - go for it. John -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
