Sandy, > Not at all (except that "moot" *actually* means "fruit for > discussion," contrary to a popular perception, which I'm guessing you > subscribe to, which has it as "not worth talking about").
The definition for "moot" that has evolved to it's current commonly-used status comes from mock debates for law students. In this context a point is moot if it's already settled in the real world, but subject for debate by the uninformed and ignorant for the purpose of instructing them. So well it *can* mean "fruit for discussion" it can also mean "fruitless discussion" in the right context, such as when people who should be in the know continue to argue or discuss a point that is already well settled. Not that I'm accusing you of being uninformed or ignorant. Neither am I agreeing or disagreeing with whether the point is moot (1) or moot (2). Just pointing out that the word can mean multiple things to multiple people and yet have them all be right, or all wrong for that matter :) Steve To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
