on Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 05:42:49PM -0400, Daniel Katz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Marcelo Chiapparini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > > YMMV.  Does anyone who uses Abiword on Stable know how well
> > > importing works?
> > 
> > Sorry about my ignorance, but what does YMMV mean?
> > 
> 
> "Your Mileage May Vary."  It is essentially a disclaimer.
> 
> This acronym and much other lore can be found in the jargon file at
> 
> http://eps.mcgill.ca/jargon/

    $ apt-get install dict dict-foldoc dict-jargon
    $ dict jargon
    2 definitions found

    From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:

      YMMV
      
         {Your mileage may vary}
      
      

    From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:

      YMMV // cav.  Abbreviation for {Your mileage may vary} common
      on Usenet.
      
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