Gee, this the week for bikesheds. Thanks again, Lubomir. On Sun, Jan 01, 2006 at 07:24:53PM +0100, Jaromir Dolecek wrote: > 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. > > Yeah, I'm against that too - wtf database contains mostly jargon > acronyms and no chemicals. Particularily, I do not think the But who said it had to contain only jargon? I guess I'm responsible for that commit as I replied with wtf(6) output to a private mail Elad sent me. I'm one of those people who try wtf(6) when they come across an unknown acronym. I actually would have never guessed the meaning of the acronym, and indeed assumed it was something wtf(6) usually carries the answer for. But I wouldn't have been shocked to find it in the database. > database should contain acronyms for dopes. Yeah, right. The utility that's named what-the-fuck should be politically correct. Anyway, I don't care enough about the issue. -- Quentin Garnier - cube%cubidou.net@localhost - cube%NetBSD.org@localhost "When I find the controls, I'll go where I like, I'll know where I want to be, but maybe for now I'll stay right here on a silent sea." KT Tunstall, Silent Sea, Eye to the Telescope, 2004.
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