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From: eric@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Jargon File Editorial Philosophy
Message-ID: <1YsD6h#7H3w7X97OztL7qcdJw7zRVSd=eric@snark.thyrsus.com>
Date: 21 Dec 90 15:10:58 GMT
References: <1Yh2D8#44K9D41f8QQk5qw1fx64Q7TX=eric@snark.thyrsus.com> <12418@milton.u.washington.edu> <1990Dec14.003642.25911@Solbourne.COM> <1YnmNF#8DB29g91rklP72YnCb7q33fS=eric@snark.thyrsus.com> <19234@yunexus.YorkU.CA>
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In <19234@yunexus.YorkU.CA> Ozan Yigit wrote:
> In article <1YnmNF#8DB29g91rklP72YnCb7q33fS=eric@snark.thyrsus.com>
> eric@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond) writes:
> 
> >I will, on request, send my entire archive of saved submission postings
> >to anyone who thinks I'm making this stuff up. Warning: it's about 1.5
> >megabytes long.
> 
> What about VAXOCENTRICISM ??? Where did that come from? Talk about
> force feeding jargon. 

I wrote that one because I thought I remembered seeing the term used (without
definition) on comp.arch.  The regulars there seemed to think it was a *great*
idea...
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      Eric S. Raymond = eric@snark.thyrsus.com  (mad mastermind of TMN-Netnews)