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Ophelia wrote on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:29:45 +0100:


> "James Silverton" > wrote in
> message ...
>>>> I use Resto

>>
>> I have no real objection to people abbreviating words too
>> long for their taste, so long as they don't expect me to
>> follow their example.


> Good grief! Why would I object?


> I don't
>> use "restro" or, in computing, "distro" for distribution.


>That is a new one



Obviously, you don't read computer magazines particularly those
concerned with Linux, where "distro" is very commonly used :-)

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