On Thu, 23 May 2019 12:15:06 -0700 Rick Moen <r...@linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> Quoting Bruce Ferrell (bferr...@baywinds.org): > > > I could be wrong, but based on the context of his question: > > > > AMI = Amazon Machine Image > > I know Josef, and, yes, that's exactly what he meant. Amazon EC2 and > all that. > > (Asterisk Management Interface, really? {snort}) On the other hand, before we make little in-groups based on knowledge of ambiguous acronyms, consider what I do. If I introduce any acronym that isn't public knowledge to every Linux user (DHCP, NIS, NFS), on first use in the email I associate the spelled out version with the acronym. 5 seconds more typing, and everything's clear. Of course I *do* lose that "knowledgeable expert" status I could have gained by whipping out an unknown acronym. Personally, and this is just me: I go for clarity every time. The WAD needs serious consideration as to value. What, you don't know what a WAD is? Man, do I have to explain *everything*? See page 4 of http://www.troubleshooters.com/utp/ninja_presentation.pdf . SteveT Steve Litt June 2019 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng