On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 02:37, Marcelo E. Magallon wrote:
> > So, the right way to write it is GNOME (GNOME 2), we should probably use
> > it in all the packages's descriptions (same for GTK+).
> >
> > Any comment ? What do you people think about this ?
>
> *sigh*
>
> GNU Network Object Model Environment.
>
> GIMP Toolkit.
(I presume you meant GIMP Tool Kit)
> GNU Image Manipulation Program.
The counter-argument is that as acronyms enter common use, they drop the
uppercase and become just another work. i.e., laser and many other
words I could think of if it wasn't 8 in the morning still.
However, I'm in the GNOME camp.
Ross
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