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Date:      Tue, 4 Apr 2000 19:20:50 -0700 (MST)
From:      "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com>
To:        mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org (Michael Lucas)
Cc:        blk@skynet.be, jkh@zippy.cdrom.com, Doug@gorean.org, drjolt@redbrick.dcu.ie, stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: make world failed
Message-ID:  <200004050220.TAA11185@freeway.dcfinc.com>
In-Reply-To: <200004042349.TAA78471@blackhelicopters.org> from Michael Lucas at "Apr 4, 0 07:49:29 pm"

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As I recall, Michael Lucas wrote:
> I've learned to grok POLA from context as "changing something behind
> the scenes that breaks interfaces", but I'm now surrendering to
> acronym curiosity:
> 
> What the *heck* does POLA stand for, exactly?  Path Of Least Action?

From where I come from it meant "Principal Of Least Astonishment".

	-crl
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