On 11/16/2005 02:48 PM, Philipp Thomas wrote:
On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 07:03:16 -0600, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
Apparently you missed the devious grin I added many lines further down (intentionally so),
You nearly got me with that :) Only when replying did I notice the grin and aborted the flame I was about to write.
Your welcome; I hope you didn't waste too much time thinking about your flame :)
I really don't know why so many at suse refer to this as having once been some "special meaning"
The special meaning *is*, that it once was an abbreviation. But in time the name of the company changed and it just isn't an abbreviation anymore.
A suggestion, perhaps? Just say that it used to be an abbreviation, maybe even say what it meant (though there are enough references on the internet for that). There doesn't seem to me to be anything special about an abbreviation; why, the Americans do it all the time, such as taking the 'u' out of "honour" ;)
embarrassment over the origins of the corporate name
There isn't any embarrassment, really.
I only stated my impression of what it sounded like. Appearance is often more important than intent. I actually have another interest in this; I never did learn if the s and w in "Software" were a German s and w, or English ones, and probably now I will never know. :)