9:14 a.m.
Why does Fedora Core still live on?
kernel-2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10
Terminal-0.2.8.3-1.fc10
git-1.6.0.6-1.fc10
I'm dying here. Someone please help me.
4:07 p.m.
On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 08:47 -0700, Craig White wrote:
On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 15:41 +0000, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
> Craig White wrote:
> > On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 15:20 +0000, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
> >> Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> >>> Why does Fedora Core still live on?
> >>>
> >>> kernel-2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10
> >>> Terminal-0.2.8.3-1.fc10
> >>> git-1.6.0.6-1.fc10
> >>>
> >>> I'm dying here. Someone please help me.
> >>>
> >> Iirc, the 'c' in the package tags was retained because dropping it
> >> would cause sorting issues for package NVREs. I believe it has been
> >> bacronymed as "fedora collection". ;)
> > ----
> > Well, I learned a new word today (Bryn's misspell easily forgiven)...
>
> I prefer that spelling - according to google, it's the dominant
> variation - there's 28,000,000 hits for that spelling to 39,000 with
> the 'k' :)
>
> I shall persist in this mis-spelling :)
----
it may be dominant but it's not covered at all at dictionary.com
persist in your wicked ways and I'll say no more about them.
More egregious than the misspelling is the misuse. An acronym is not
just an abbreviation, it's an abbreviation pronounceable as a word.
The closest word I can pronounce from "fc" is not suitable for
mailing-list use.
8^)
Craig
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2:51 p.m.
Craig White wrote:
it may be dominant but it's not covered at all at dictionary.com
persist in your wicked ways and I'll say no more about them.
you just check wrong tionary.
should have used your wik instead of your dic.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/backronym
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bacronym
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bacronyms
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/recursive_acronym
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9:47 a.m.
On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 15:41 +0000, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
Craig White wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 15:20 +0000, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
>> Michael Cronenworth wrote:
>>> Why does Fedora Core still live on?
>>>
>>> kernel-2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10
>>> Terminal-0.2.8.3-1.fc10
>>> git-1.6.0.6-1.fc10
>>>
>>> I'm dying here. Someone please help me.
>>>
>> Iirc, the 'c' in the package tags was retained because dropping it
>> would cause sorting issues for package NVREs. I believe it has been
>> bacronymed as "fedora collection". ;)
> ----
> Well, I learned a new word today (Bryn's misspell easily forgiven)...
I prefer that spelling - according to google, it's the dominant
variation - there's 28,000,000 hits for that spelling to 39,000 with
the 'k' :)
I shall persist in this mis-spelling :)
----
it may be dominant but it's not covered at all at dictionary.com
persist in your wicked ways and I'll say no more about them.
Craig
9:44 a.m.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: fc, fc, fc, fc?
From: Bryn M. Reeves <bmr(a)redhat.com>
To: Craig White <craigwhite(a)azapple.com>
CC: "Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora."
<fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
Date: 02/13/2009 09:41 AM
I prefer that spelling - according to google, it's the dominant
variation - there's 28,000,000 hits for that spelling to 39,000 with the
'k' :)
I shall persist in this mis-spelling :)
Thanks for the heads up.
In any case, "fc" is still going to bug the hell out of me.
9:41 a.m.
Craig White wrote:
On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 15:20 +0000, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
> Michael Cronenworth wrote:
>> Why does Fedora Core still live on?
>>
>> kernel-2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10
>> Terminal-0.2.8.3-1.fc10
>> git-1.6.0.6-1.fc10
>>
>> I'm dying here. Someone please help me.
>>
> Iirc, the 'c' in the package tags was retained because dropping it
> would cause sorting issues for package NVREs. I believe it has been
> bacronymed as "fedora collection". ;)
----
Well, I learned a new word today (Bryn's misspell easily forgiven)...
I prefer that spelling - according to google, it's the dominant
variation - there's 28,000,000 hits for that spelling to 39,000 with
the 'k' :)
I shall persist in this mis-spelling :)
Cheers,
Bryn.
9:37 a.m.
Craig White wrote:
----
Well, I learned a new word today (Bryn's misspell easily forgiven)...
backronym
n. [portmanteau of back + acronym] A word interpreted as an acronym that
was not originally so intended. This is a special case of what linguists
call `back formation'.
Craig
You simply can't beat a football reference in a Fedora post on
linguistics. :)
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9:32 a.m.
On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 15:20 +0000, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> Why does Fedora Core still live on?
>
> kernel-2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10
> Terminal-0.2.8.3-1.fc10
> git-1.6.0.6-1.fc10
>
> I'm dying here. Someone please help me.
>
Iirc, the 'c' in the package tags was retained because dropping it
would cause sorting issues for package NVREs. I believe it has been
bacronymed as "fedora collection". ;)
----
Well, I learned a new word today (Bryn's misspell easily forgiven)...
backronym
n. [portmanteau of back + acronym] A word interpreted as an acronym that
was not originally so intended. This is a special case of what linguists
call `back formation'.
Craig
5:22 p.m.
On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 17:07 -0500, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 08:47 -0700, Craig White wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 15:41 +0000, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
> > Craig White wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 15:20 +0000, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
> > >> Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> > >>> Why does Fedora Core still live on?
> > >>>
> > >>> kernel-2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10
> > >>> Terminal-0.2.8.3-1.fc10
> > >>> git-1.6.0.6-1.fc10
> > >>>
> > >>> I'm dying here. Someone please help me.
> > >>>
> > >> Iirc, the 'c' in the package tags was retained because
dropping it
> > >> would cause sorting issues for package NVREs. I believe it has been
> > >> bacronymed as "fedora collection". ;)
> > > ----
> > > Well, I learned a new word today (Bryn's misspell easily forgiven)...
> >
> > I prefer that spelling - according to google, it's the dominant
> > variation - there's 28,000,000 hits for that spelling to 39,000 with
> > the 'k' :)
> >
> > I shall persist in this mis-spelling :)
> ----
> it may be dominant but it's not covered at all at dictionary.com
>
> persist in your wicked ways and I'll say no more about them.
More egregious than the misspelling is the misuse. An acronym is not
just an abbreviation, it's an abbreviation pronounceable as a word.
True. 'fc' is an initialism. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initialism
poc
9:20 a.m.
Michael Cronenworth wrote:
Why does Fedora Core still live on?
kernel-2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10
Terminal-0.2.8.3-1.fc10
git-1.6.0.6-1.fc10
I'm dying here. Someone please help me.
Iirc, the 'c' in the package tags was retained because dropping it
would cause sorting issues for package NVREs. I believe it has been
bacronymed as "fedora collection". ;)
Bryn.
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