Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262228AbTKDOCj (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Nov 2003 09:02:39 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262240AbTKDOCj (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Nov 2003 09:02:39 -0500 Received: from dsl093-039-041.pdx1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.93.39.41]:30118 "EHLO raven.beattie-home.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262228AbTKDOCi convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Nov 2003 09:02:38 -0500 Subject: Re: Things that Longhorn seems to be doing right From: Brian Beattie To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu Cc: Linux kernel In-Reply-To: References: <1067778693.1315.76.camel@kokopelli> <200311021715.hA2HFXr5026778@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> <1067888137.869.26.camel@kokopelli> <200311032023.hA3KN3gv000750@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.5 Date: 04 Nov 2003 09:02:35 -0500 Message-Id: <1067954556.869.8.camel@kokopelli> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2155 Lines: 55 On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 15:54, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > > > On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 15:17:55 EST, "Richard B. Johnson" said: > > > > > Yeah. Nobody should ever use a word that's spelled like paradigm! > > > How about "really good example..." (which is what it means). > > > > No, a paradigm is "a way of looking at things" or "a world view". > > So this would include paradigms like "the world is flat" or "monolithic > > kernels are preferable" or "gcc is the only compiler for the kernel". > > > > No. don't you think I look things up in a dictionary before I > write a definition? > > The Webster's "New Collegiate Dictionary", 150th Anniversary > Edition clearly states; > > 1. EXAMPLE, PATTERN;esp: an outstandingly clear or typical > example or archetype. And I read the complete reference before I get pissy "One entry found for paradigm. Main Entry: par?a?digm Pronunciation: 'par-&-"dIm also -"dim Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin paradigma, from Greek paradeigma, from paradeiknynai to show side by side, from para- + deiknynai to show -- more at DICTION Date: 15th century 1 : EXAMPLE, PATTERN; especially : an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype 2 : an example of a conjugation or declension showing a word in all its inflectional forms 3 : a philosophical and theoretical framework of a scientific school or discipline within which theories, laws, and generalizations and the experiments performed in support of them are formulated" Futher English is a plastic language and meanings and nuances change over time. -- Brian Beattie | Experienced kernel hacker/embedded systems beattie@beattie-home.net | programmer, direct or contract, short or www.beattie-home.net | long term, available immediately. "Honor isn't about making the right choices. It's about dealing with the consequences." -- Midori Koto - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/