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Date:      Mon, 31 Jul 2000 09:16:43 +0200
From:      Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de>
To:        David O'Brien <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Jim Mock <jim@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, alpha@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: www/en index.sgml
Message-ID:  <20000731091643.A1096@cichlids.cichlids.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000730144906.A40081@dragon.nuxi.com>; from obrien@FreeBSD.org on Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 02:49:06PM -0700
References:  <200007290811.BAA19838@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000730111842.C1676@cichlids.cichlids.com> <20000730144906.A40081@dragon.nuxi.com>

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Thus spake David O'Brien (obrien@FreeBSD.org):

> Probably not.  BUT this is what has the most recognition.  Since DEC in
> their *infinite* wisdom picked such a shitty name, we should do all we
> can to keep people from thinking "alpha" as in early test versions of
> software.

Hmm.  Yes, good point.
I thought, we could call them "Compaq Alpha" - I think, more people
know Compaq than DEC.

Alex
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