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Re: new port



On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 11:15:33AM +0200, Janusz S. Bień wrote:
> 
> You might be interested in the following passage from GNU Emacs 20.1
> NEWS file:
> 
> ** Windows-specific functions and variables have been renamed
> to start with w32- instead of win32-.
> 
> In hacker language, calling something a "win" is a form of praise.  We

not anymore, not since windows 95+ spread around the world :-)

nowadays "win" is a derogatory term

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