On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 11:28:47PM -0700, John Floren wrote:
> Just when you thought every bikeshed had been painted...
But we don't agree on the colour...
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> Thanks to everyone for the advice.
>
> > On Tue May 29 23:48:31 EDT 2012, cinap_len...@gmx.de wrote:
> > > short hardcoded paths are an advantage. this is not linux. this
> > > is plan9. there are rules. the kernel already provides a way for
> > > indirection that works for *everything*. mount/b
> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 11:28:47PM -0700, John Floren wrote:
>> Just when you thought every bikeshed had been painted...
>
> But we don't agree on the colour...
That's the thing about the bike shed: choosing a colour must not delay
construction. But once it's built and it needs a new coat of p
This is a bit silly. Zerox here (in the context of acme/Plan 9) has a
well-understood meaning. Obvious etymology aside, it's essentially a made-up
word here. It's beneficial that it isn't a false cognate to some action, since
the behavior is not obvious a priori (in the "normal" case of xeroxing
> it isn't a false cognate to some action, since the behavior is not obvious a
> priori (in the "normal" case of xeroxing or cloning, there's no expectation
> that the copies stay in sync, as they do here).
I vote for Dup.
Or Dop (short for Doppelgänger).
> Or Dop (short for Doppelgänger).
dop. dop! make it stop!
i can't not
will not
have a dop!
- erik
On 30 May 2012 11:25, erik quanstrom wrote:
>> Or Dop (short for Doppelgänger).
>
> dop. dop! make it stop!
> i can't not
> will not
> have a dop!
>
> - erik
>
copy?
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Calvin Morrison wrote:
> On 30 May 2012 11:25, erik quanstrom wrote:
>>> Or Dop (short for Doppelgänger).
>>
>> dop. dop! make it stop!
>> i can't not
>> will not
>> have a dop!
>>
>> - erik
>>
>
> copy?
>
That surely won't be confused with the "Snarf" function
>> copy?
>>
> That surely won't be confused with the "Snarf" functionality at all
And on second thought, maybe Dup is a bit too much like Dump ...
On 30 May 2012 12:17, John Floren wrote:
> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Calvin Morrison
> wrote:
>> On 30 May 2012 11:25, erik quanstrom wrote:
Or Dop (short for Doppelgänger).
>>>
>>> dop. dop! make it stop!
>>> i can't not
>>> will not
>>> have a dop!
>>>
>>> - erik
>>>
>>
>> copy?
I'd prefer clown, because it reminds me of clone. ;)
couldn't resist.
On May 30, 2012, at 6:20 PM, Richard Miller <9f...@hamnavoe.com> wrote:
>>> copy?
>>>
>> That surely won't be confused with the "Snarf" functionality at all
>
> And on second thought, maybe Dup is a bit too much like Dump ...
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:23:02PM -0400, Calvin Morrison wrote:
>
> Snarf is a dumb name. It isn't well named.
This is because you are probably an english native speaker searching
sensibility behind sounds or "pictures" (written text) that seem
familiar to you. For the others---like me---the com
Snarf is not the same as Zerox. I suggest Xerox. Let them sue.
On May 30, 2012, at 9:17 AM, John Floren wrote:
> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Calvin Morrison
> wrote:
>> On 30 May 2012 11:25, erik quanstrom wrote:
Or Dop (short for Doppelgänger).
>>>
>>> dop. dop! make it stop!
>>
alles doofköppe hier?
translation: this thread is so dope.
ZARDOZ!!!
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cinap
On Wed, 30 May 2012 16:20:47 BST Richard Miller <9f...@hamnavoe.com> wrote:
> > it isn't a false cognate to some action, since the behavior is not obvi=
> ous a priori (in the "normal" case of xeroxing or cloning, there's no exp=
> ectation that the copies stay in sync, as they do here).
It just
> I'd leave it alone.
This.
-sl
I'd vote for spelling it Xerox, on the possibly spurious grounds that
a Chinese colleague of mine pronounced it "ex-rocks" for some time. I
still prefer his pronunciation, and have adopted it myself. The
initial "Z" just doesn't work for me.
In honor of plan9s utf imperitive, and after a little g-translate I think
your Chinese colleague might prefer 复本 (fu`ben^) .. which .. takes up less
screen space and to most new users would be about as eas to integrate
mentally ;)
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Winston Kodogo wrote:
> I'd vote
The curious Z spelling was to avoid using a trademarked word in a generic
sense.
On 30 May 2012 22:05, Winston Kodogo wrote:
> The
> initial "Z" just doesn't work for me.
>
> This is a bit silly. Zerox here (in the context of acme/Plan 9) has a
> well-understood meaning. Obvious etymology aside, it's essentially a
> made-up word here. It's beneficial that it isn't a false cognate to
> some action, since the behavior is not obvious a priori (in the
> "normal" case o
On Wed, 30 May 2012 18:42:21 +0200
tlaro...@polynum.com wrote:
> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:23:02PM -0400, Calvin Morrison wrote:
> >
> > Snarf is a dumb name. It isn't well named.
>
> This is because you are probably an english native speaker searching
> sensibility behind sounds or "pictures"
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