Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:41:42 -0700 From: "Jason Wilcox" <phat@eoni.com> To: <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Anti-BSD FUD Message-ID: <007001bfd0a7$a55218c0$93c6e4d8@portable1> References: <3.0.6.32.20000607093152.008b4910@mail85.pair.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Adam Stanislav" <adam@whizkidtech.net> To: "Brett Glass" <brett@lariat.org>; <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 7:31 AM Subject: Re: Anti-BSD FUD > Strange thing... I wanted to make sure to know what exactly "fud" means, so > I checked Merriam-Webster's online dictionary (http://www.m-w.com/). > > According to the dictionary, "fud" is synonymous with "fuddy-duddy", which > is a (circa) 1904 word meaning "one that is old-fashioned, unimaginative, > or conservative." > > But I don't think that's what you had in mind. > > Anyway, I always thought fud was a linuxy slang word for twisting > propaganda. If my understanding of the word is correct, then I would not > say the article is fud. I just thought I would point out that FUD is a word that is used outside of the computer community also, I remember it being used more than once by Bad Religion in some of their songs, and I believe Propagandhi does also. ------------------------------------------------------ Jason Wilcox phat@eoni.com They say before you die your life flashes before your eyes; make it worth watching. ------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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