Re: What does "dot.plan" mean?
- From: Sander Vesik <Sander Vesik Sun COM>
- To: Gregory Merchan <merchan baton phys lsu edu>
- Cc: Alan Cox <alan redhat com>, murrayc usa net, Gnome Hackers <gnome-hackers gnome org>
- Subject: Re: What does "dot.plan" mean?
- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:41:05 +0000 (GMT)
On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Gregory Merchan wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 06:58:18PM -0500, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > I don't know why the release planning section on developer.gnome.org is
> > > called "dot.plan". I'd like to change it to "Release Plans" so that
> > > civilians know what it is. Objections?
> >
> > "dot plan" is the ".plan" file in a users home directory that "finger"
> > uses. Its old unix speak. Much as I am attached to it I suspect the UI
> > guys would put the old name in the "stupid" category 8)
>
> Hey, hey! It was one of the (former?) UI guys that proposed it.
>
> Me. :-)
>
> (Though, originally it was just one dot.)
I guess the "dot.plan" is just dot.com creep-in 8-)
>
> Cheers,
> Greg Merchan
Sander
There are voices in the street,
And the sound of running feet,
And they whisper the word --
Revolution!
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