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Re: PGP signatures for packages?
- From: "Cliff Hones" <cliff at aonix dot co dot uk>
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>,"Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>
- Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 08:28:16 +0100
- Subject: Re: PGP signatures for packages?
- Organization: Aonix Europe Ltd.
- References: <FC169E059D1A0442A04C40F86D9BA7600C60F3@itdomain003.itdomain.net.au>
Robert Collins <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au> wrote:
> ...
> Until that is done, conversation on this is moot.
> ...
'moot' is one of those words which doesn't travel well.
In UK English, it means "undecided" or "debatable", so a
moot point is one which hasn't been settled, and is open
to discussion.
I believe in common US English it means "out of order" - ie
closed to discussion (at least for the moment).
What a wonderful language we use.
What does it mean in Australian English, Robert?
[Etymology - moot is an old word meaning meeting place, typically
for an assembly or court.]
I know this is partially OT, apart from settling Robert's
meaning; I'm not trying to start a language debate!
-- Cliff
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