16 Jul
2009
16 Jul
'09
1:10 p.m.
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Dave McGuire<mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
On Jul 16, 2009, at 3:12 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
That one I can at least understand because of Ozzie "-o" slang
("Medico" for doctor, "Doco" for Documentation, "Smoko" for
smoke
break, among numerous examples). I have no idea if that's where
"Distro" originates, but it at least follows a well established
dialectical pattern.
-ethan
'puter ("pewter"), or worse yet,
"pooter" (the redneck pronunciation)
as a diminutive/dismissive term for "*COM*puter". ?Bleah!
?"Distro". ? [head explodes]