pointless linguistic one-upmanship (was Re: "operating system")

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Subject: pointless linguistic one-upmanship (was Re: "operating system")
From: Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 09:29:53 +0000
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References: <564BBF26.5080405@bigpond.net.au> <[🔎] 201511181505.33195.lisi.reisz@gmail.com> <[🔎] 20151118205018.2d6f2e7f@multivac> <[🔎] 201511181755.47871.lisi.reisz@gmail.com> <[🔎] 20151118222431.392704e0@multivac> <[🔎] 564D0C1B.6040909@gmail.com> <[🔎] 5651032F.4040200@yandex.com> <[🔎] 5651D9C8.5080105@gmail.com> <[🔎] 5652701D.5070600@yandex.com>

Why am I not surprised that a large thread ostensibly about "Adobe Flash" has
devolved into two people arguing the definition of terms with each other. Can
you at least change the Subject when you change the subject, or better yet,
take it off-list?

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Follow-Ups:
- Re: pointless linguistic one-upmanship (was Re: "operating system")
  - From: Bob Holtzman <holtzm@cox.net>

References:
- Re: Adobe Flash
  - From: Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>
- Re: Adobe Flash
  - From: moxalt <moxalt@riseup.net>
- Re: Adobe Flash
  - From: Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>
- Re: Adobe Flash
  - From: moxalt <moxalt@riseup.net>
- Re: Adobe Flash
  - From: Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com>
- Re: Adobe Flash
  - From: Mario Castelán Castro <marioxcc.MT@yandex.com>
- Re: Adobe Flash
  - From: Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com>
- "operating system"
  - From: Mario Castelán Castro <marioxcc.MT@yandex.com>

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