From owner-cvs-all Mon Jul 31 0:29: 7 2000 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from evil.2y.net (ztown2-3-155.adsl.one.net [216.23.16.155]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3ABC37B518; Mon, 31 Jul 2000 00:27:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cokane@evil.2y.net) Received: (from cokane@localhost) by evil.2y.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id DAA28503; Mon, 31 Jul 2000 03:35:28 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from cokane) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 03:35:27 -0400 From: Coleman Kane To: Alexander Langer Cc: "David O'Brien" , Jim Mock , cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, alpha@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: www/en index.sgml Message-ID: <20000731033527.A28474@cokane.yi.org> References: <200007290811.BAA19838@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000730111842.C1676@cichlids.cichlids.com> <20000730144906.A40081@dragon.nuxi.com> <20000731091643.A1096@cichlids.cichlids.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20000731091643.A1096@cichlids.cichlids.com>; from alex@big.endian.de on Mon, Jul 31, 2000 at 03:18:02AM -0400 X-Vim: vim:tw=70:ts=4:sw=4 Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This may be slightly off topic, but I always consider it Alpha as in Number 1, First, etc... in other words best. Alexander Langer had the audacity to say: > 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 > -- > cat: /home/alex/.sig: No such file or directory > -- Coleman Kane President, UC Free O.S. Users Group - http://pohl.ececs.uc.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message