[Info-vax] DR's fate

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <5040e746$0$3168$e4fe514c at dreader36.news.xs4all.nl>,
	MG <marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> writes:
> On 31-8-2012 16:36, David Froble wrote:
>> JF Mezei wrote:
>>> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>>>
>>>> Your words do not serve to enlighten me. Is there context somewhere
>>>> that I'm missing?
>>>
>>>
>>> DR could be Digital Review. dead for many many years.
>>> or it could mean Death Row cluster. The later definitin is more likely
>>> considering the timing and context.
>>
>> My own personal beef is, what's so hard about typing "Death Row Cluster"?
> 
> As a general rule: If you don't know what it stands for or means,
> then it probably doesn't concern you.
> 
> VAXman (a fellow 'inmate') immediately knew what I was referring
> to.  In fact, I started several threads using that abbreviation
> in the past.  Interestingly, I didn't get any complaints then.

I am probably at the bottom of the list of VMS enthusiasts (at least those
that hang out here) and even I knew what he was talking about.

> 
> The reason I abbreviated it, is because --- as I already pointed
> out to Steven Schweda in an e-mail message to him --- people in
> the past were offended by the full name of the cluster.
> 

There are some truly strange people in the world today...

bill

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