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RE: OLOCA




From: "Dave Korn"
Subject: RE: OLOCA
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:19:15 +0100

----Original Message----
>From: Igor Pechtchanski
>Sent: 31 May 2005 20:34

> On Tue, 31 May 2005, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>
>> On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 02:08:22PM -0400, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>>> On Tue, 31 May 2005, Dave Korn wrote:
>>>
>>>> ----Original Message----
>>>>> From: Igor Pechtchanski
>>>>> Sent: 31 May 2005 18:44
>>>>
>>>>> Quoting from the bottom of the OLOCA:
>>>>
>>>> Maybe you should move that bit up to the top?
>>>
>>> I doubt it matters where it is. That's the only place on the page that
>>> says to send suggestions to the main Cygwin list. The words *on one of
>>> the Cygwin lists* are *in the same sentense*. That should suffice, no?
>>> :-)
>>>
>>>> And perhaps you should make the "*on one of the Cygwin lists*" text a
>>>> bit bigger and more eye-catching.
>>>>
>>>> Like about 36 miles on a side and bright pink and flashing, for
>>>> instance.
>>>
>>> I'll leave that to script kiddies. A couple more inquiries like that,
>>> though, and I'll consider making that bit bold...
>>
>> I think we need an acronym to describe the problem:
>>
>> Only Acronyms Used In Cygwin Lists
>>
>> OAUICL
>
> Agreed, except that "Only Acronyms Used In The Cygwin Lists Should Be
> Suggested" lends itself better to prononciation:
>
> OAUTICLSBS
>
> (Wow tickles bs)... Comments?



How about OSCA: Only Specifically Cygwin Acronyms ?


And then once each year, we can have a big awards dinner in Boston for the best acronyms in each of several categories.

Wow, the Cygwin night at the OSCAs.



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