From: Matt Kavanagh <matthew@teh.ath.cx>
To: Neil Brown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: monoholitic, hybrid or not monoholitic? [OT]
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:57:26 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040916095726.GC2429@teh.ath.cx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <16712.58252.103434.617821@cse.unsw.edu.au>
On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 10:51:24AM +1000, Neil Brown wrote:
> mono - prefix meaning one, singular, alone.
> lith - rock
> -ic - suffix meaning like, or similar.
>
> And given that
> Linux is Number One and it, like, ROCKS,
> I guess monolithic must be the right term :-)
I think stereolithic is more appropriate in this case; linux
is Number One, but it's Number One because of the huge array
of choices it gives you :)
(And, of course, ROCKS is plural :P)
prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-09-16 9:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-09-15 11:27 monoholitic, hybrid or not monoholitic? Patrick Kiwitter- Mailinglist
2004-09-15 12:59 ` Luca Ferroni
2004-09-15 14:12 ` Matt Kavanagh
2004-09-16 0:22 ` Tommy Reynolds
2004-09-16 1:18 ` Kurt Wall
2004-09-16 0:51 ` monoholitic, hybrid or not monoholitic? [OT] Neil Brown
2004-09-16 9:57 ` Matt Kavanagh [this message]
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