On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 11:45, Jacob Fugal wrote:
Don't worry about offending MRB
Has he risen to that status? In this community, you know you've arrived when everyone refers to you by just three letters.
Almost. In my mind, when I think of [F/f]ree software and politics/ethics I think of RMS, EFF, FSF and GNU. When I think of Open Source and pragmatism, I think of ESR and OSS[1]. When I think of evil, I think of SCO and M$[2]. When I think of clowns and my morning fix of absurdity, I think of MRB.
But to be more sensible to those that don't believe Mr. Byrd deserves TLA[3] status, I apologize and will discontinue the disputed abbreviation. Instead, I will henceforth refer to Michael Ryan Byrd as "Mr. B" (rhymes with "Mr. T"). I pity the foobar.
Jacob
[1] And Perens, but he doesn't count, because he doesn't have a three letter acronym that I know of.
[2] The $ = <SHIFT>-4 and hence counts double, making M$ a three-letter-acronym.
[3] Three Letter Acronym
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