*BSD News Article 95309


Return to BSD News archive

Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!como.dpie.gov.au!news.gan.net.au!act.news.telstra.net!news-out.internetmci.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.webspan.net!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!newsxfer3.itd.umich.edu!newbabylon.rs.itd.umich.edu!not-for-mail
From: chrisbib@umd.umich.edu (Christopher Bibbs)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.solaris
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 14 May 1997 16:00:13 -0400
Organization: Univerisity of Michigan - Dearborn
Lines: 12
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <5ld5kd$4pu@bael.umd.umich.edu>
References: <5kd2ng$c8b$1@rzsun02.rrz.uni-hamburg.de> <5l3c2f$i1j@pasilla.bbnplanet.com> <337A003F.6A7B@ncofsi.com> <3378D37F.462F3A47@gaijin.com> <Pine.SUN.3.95.970513170134.19438A-100000@omni2> <Pine.GSO.3.96.970513200952.7143D-100000@tree.Stanford.EDU> <EA6HHD.AAF@serval.net.wsu.edu> <337A12AD.A95CC34@uniQserve.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: bael.umd.umich.edu
X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #3 (NOV)
Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.shell:44919 comp.os.linux.misc:175221 comp.os.linux.x:61521 alt.os.linux:21119 comp.unix.bsd.misc:3201 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:40867 gnu.misc.discuss:31235 comp.unix.solaris:106449


>Wayne Cochran - CS wrote:
>.....
>> perl = pratical extraction and report language

I like Larry Wall's "other" name much better:
perl = pathologically eclectic rubbish lister

-- 
Christopher Bibbs  |  "Do not disrupt my carefully controlled pattern of hype or
chrisbib@umich.edu |   YOU WILL BE PUT IN A BOX WITH BILL GATES AND SHAKEN."
Lear IT Center     |     -- Kibo