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From: rjn@hpfcso.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Why Roman8?, Why not ISO?
Message-ID: <7370050@hpfcso.HP.COM>
Date: 1 Dec 89 17:03:34 GMT
References: <48853@bbn.COM>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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re: > PS. Is there a acronym clearing house at HP?

Uh, no.  We could use a codename clearinghouse too.


> Does NLS mean Native License Support? Network Language Server?, or what?

From our latest acronym masterfile:

NLS     Native Language Support, software support for various languages
NLS     Network License Server, uses NCK

This little problem is a hot topic in one of our internal notesfiles at the
moment.  We have similar problems with "GPIO" and several other TLAs and
FLAs.


The apochryphal rumor was that HP bought Apollo because Apollo was about to
sue HP for use of their trademarked abbreviation "NLS".

As it happens, HP has been using "NLS" for a lot longer than Apollo, but it
makes a cute story.

Regards,                                              Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland      rjn%hpfcrjn@hplabs.HP.COM             3404 East Harmony Road
                UUCP: [hplabs|hpfcse]!hpfcla!rjn      Ft Collins CO 80525-9599

FLA - Four Letter Acronym.
TLA - Three Letter Acronym.