I find this all very amusing because when I suggested that
we should have an FAQ (which would include answers to
questions like this) I was told by the loud, obnoxious
old-timers that we don't need an FAQ - All the answers
are in The Cederqvist.
But what if you don't know what The Cederqvist is? :*)
My conclusion is that the old-timers want to have their
obscure lingo so that they can feel superior. They can
then separate themselves from the masses while at the
same time, still feel good by professing to want to help
the down-trodden with open-source projects. Uggh.
It's also a way they can use to differentiate who to flame.
Craig Saunders
----- Original Message -----
From: David Trudgett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: What is Cederqvist?
> At 2000-09-12 14:24 -0400, Eric Siegerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> >Indeed, I'm glad to have someone finally confirm my theory that
> >"The Cederqvist" and cvs.info are one and the same -- and I've
> >been using CVS since version 1.2 or 1.3.
>
> >Technical terminology is one thing; jargon for its own sake risks
> >the charge of willful obscurantism.
>
>
> On the other hand, I'm a total newbie to CVS, but one of the first things I
> found out was what the "Cederqvist" was.
>
> Of course, that doesn't mean to say that it should be referred to as the
> "Cederqvist" in official documentation (without explanation, at least).
>
> In casual conversation, I see no harm in calling it the "Cederqvist" (and,
> in fact, it has positive benefits). If someone doesn't know what it is,
> they can always ask, in that case.
>
> David Trudgett
>
>
