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From: oz@yunexus.UUCP (Ozan Yigit)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc,comp.lang.c,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.lang.c++,comp.misc,comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: FYI: A Truly pd yacc. (zoo or what is in a name)
Keywords: yacc, pd
Message-ID: <3668@yunexus.UUCP>
Date: 8 Sep 89 15:05:57 GMT
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In article <1680@hydra.riacs.edu> davy@hydra.riacs.edu.UUCP (Dave Curry) 
writes:
>I'll probably just call it PD-YACC or something and warn people not to
>call it ZOO.  

PD-YACC may not be what you want, it is what the original ATT Yacc has
been called, and mistakenly distributed under. Perhaps REALLY-PD-YACC ??
:-) or to place credit where it is due, call it CORBETT-YACC.

>But it'd be a lot easier if the author would choose some
>name that isn't already "taken". 

Yes, I see this has become a problem of such scale, people have been
flaming Bob Corbett, as a way to thank him no doubt. In any case, Bob will
probably name it something else shortly. I have been getting my share of
mail (75 pieces so far, not quite as nasty) for my postings. I had hoped
that in this case, need, PD-ness and functionality will transcend the
name. I admit my naivete.

Now, I have decided to build a "Un*x list of Names" so we can all flame
each other about this name or that, and avoid deadly confusion. :-)

oz-but-not-what-the-name-suggests

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