| Title: | The Digital way of working |
| Moderator: | QUARK::LIONEL ON |
| Created: | Fri Feb 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5321 |
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Recently I posted a note and coined a word (not original apparently),
<mumble>Script and got jumped on for mentioning an unannounced product!
The problem then is how to tell people what words to not mention
or must we totally avoid any "coined" word that Mr. Webster or
the DEC Std. Dictionary doesn't know about?
Rick
Merrill
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 785.1 | Avoid discussing "unannounced products" | DR::BLINN | We become what we behold | Fri Apr 21 1989 14:05 | 14 |
There is a concern about discussions of "unannounced products" in
unrestricted conferences. Presumably, the word you coined happens
to correspond to the code name of some unannounced product.
An appropriate way to respond (if it's true) would be to point out
that *you* were unaware that someone else had chosen the same
"name" as a code name for an unannounced product, and that you
don't appreciate being chastised for a sin you didn't commit.
If, on the other hand, you knew that it was a code name and used
it anyway in a forum where it's inappropriate, you could humbly
apologize.
Tom
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| 785.2 | Security leak?? | LUDWIG::BOURGAULT | I have a story to tell..... | Mon Apr 24 1989 03:22 | 20 |
Re: .0 on using a code name you didn't KNOW was one...
Remember the big WWII event called D-Day? It was code-named
Operation Overlord, and had beaches named Juno, Sword, etc..
It was a fairly well-kept secret (aside from a logical
suspicion that it was coming, the Germans didn't know
much else...), even in England.
Imagine the fuss and furor caused by a well-known creator
of crossword puzzles using the words OVERLORD, JUNO, SWORD,
and one or two other "D-Day" code names in a crossword puzzle?
It was published shortly before the planned date(s) for
D-Day to come off.... According to my readings, the word
"descended" does not adequately describe what the security
types did to the poor guy!!
You probably got off light..... Or did you get a session
under the lamps, with various tough types grilling you??
- Ed -
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| 785.3 | Say the secret word and lose $100 | CGOO01::DTHOMPSON | Mon Apr 24 1989 09:43 | 12 | |
I don't think <mumble>Script is a good code-word... I had an LA50
that seemed to speak it. I took it in for a DECswap.
(What about all the people with 'accents' who might have been caught
speaking of "Vax build-up" in 1977?)
Most of the serious stuff can be found in Jeanne Dixon's column
in millions of newspapers. (Any you though Charlie Matco had the
inside line...)
Don
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