On Fri, Feb 20, 2004, Orna Agmon wrote about "[HAIFUX LECTURE, KEYSIGNING, DINNER] 
Oron Peled on Advanced Autoconf":
>..
>     * 2. A live demo of real world usage for "autoconfiscation" of
> non-trivial software package.
>..

Just a small linguistic nit-pick: The name "Autoconf" comes from the
shortening of "Automatic Configure", not of "Automatic Confiscate".
Therefore, the verb should be "Autoconfigure", not "Autoconfiscate"...
Or if you must, "Autoconfize" or "Autoconfate" (eek).


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