Re: CVS commit: src/share/misc

["Perry E. Metzger" <perry%piermont.com@localhost>]

Dave Huang <khym%azeotrope.org@localhost> writes:
> On Sun, Jan 01, 2006 at 07:01:49PM +0200, Elad Efrat wrote:
>> Lubomir Sedlacik wrote:
>> 
>> > the acronyms file consists (mostly) of common phrases used in online
>> > communication.  i don't think names of chemical substances belong here.
>> 
>> From wtf(6):
>> 
>> FILES
>>      /usr/share/misc/acronyms       default acronym database.
>>      /usr/share/misc/acronyms.comp  computer-related acronym database.
>> 
>> And this is exactly wtf(6) is used for... however, if several people are
>> against it I'll remove it.
>
> Just look at the current contents of acronyms--it's pretty much
> Internet-specific slang acronyms that you'd see on Usenet, IRC, web
> boards, and places like that (AYBABTU, HTH, HAND, LOL, ...). And
> acronyms.comp contains computer-related technical acronyms (SCSI, RAM,
> PCMCIA, ...). MDMA doesn't fit in either.

I have to admit I don't care that much. Maybe Elad should create a
separate acronyms.chem though...

Perry