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Postings from February 2000
Tom Christiansen writes:
> >FWIW I'm in favor of 'octets' (sic). I'm an engineer; the term is more
> >precise; I cannot help myself :-)
>
> That's the same urge that asks for
>
> utilize octets;
> vs
> use bytes;
>
> Perl has always revelled in its pedestrian roots. If we want to
> start adding the kind of pretentious fufi-talk that "octets" sounds
> like to the regular speaker, it will lose some of its charm. I
> have a wealth of other suggestions along those lines waiting for
> when you make that decision. :-)
We all know you are a walking dictionary of several languages, no need
to pound your chest at us... oh well, whatever you choose to call it,
make it plural.
> --tom
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