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Re: Canonical abbreviated name of GNU C Library?

From: Carlos O'Donell <carlos at systemhalted dot org>
To: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
Cc: Michael Kerrisk <mtk dot manpages at gmail dot com>, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:24:52 -0400
Subject: Re: Canonical abbreviated name of GNU C Library?
References: <CALxWeYq0hK6L+v36ur1+kABQbGr7T0KAOFXUAJdvUpRB0yAHbA@mail.gmail.com> <20120806160951.644D32C0CF@topped-with-meat.com>

On 8/6/2012 12:09 PM, Roland McGrath wrote:
> If you must abbreviate, "glibc" is the right thing to use.  In anything
> that is more formal or intended to be generally readable by humans, we'd
> discourage abbreviating.
> 

I probably wrote much of the text that says "GLIBC" and I did so completely
out of ignorance and not in any way related to a conscious decision to
capitalize the abbreviated name.

c.

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