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Re: [Monotone-devel] A better name for "context"
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Nathaniel Smith |
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Re: [Monotone-devel] A better name for "context" |
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Wed, 23 Jun 2004 04:23:01 -0700 |
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On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 01:27:24PM +0200, Jon Bright wrote:
> I've no strong feelings on the subject of naming (my personal opinion is
> that "context" would do just fine), but I would point out that calling
> things "Legatee", "Progeniture" and the like isn't going to help people
> for whom English is not a first language.
Or maybe they'll put us all on an equal footing; I had to look both of
those up myself. :-)
But point taken.
-- Nathaniel
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