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From:
brian d foy
Date:
July 23, 2000 13:31
Subject:
Re: rename 'working group', 'something better' ;
Message ID:
Pine.SOL.3.96.1000723162759.8477F-100000@staging.sri.net
On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote:

> Uri Guttman wrote:
> 
> > larry proposed 'cloysters' (sic) with the pun on pearl.
> 
> I really do like "cloysters" myself.  :)

there is a problem with analgies, though - people draw conclusions from
them.  for instance, "to cloister" means to exclude the world (or seclude
oneself). this is definately not how Perl 6 should be perceived if we
truly want a larger community to feel welcome. 

remember, perception is most of it, no matter what Truth really is. :)

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