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Article #22097Re: ** Stuffit ** vs Packit
From: Andrew Lih
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1987 21:40
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1987 21:40
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In article <361@ut-emx.UUCP> jcc@ut-emx.UUCP (Chris Cooley) writes:
>...are blind!
>
>Here at The University of Texas, it has been decided NOT to support
>StuffIt on our public domain distribution directory MicroLib. Why?
>Because of it's name. Sadly, we'll be using PackIt "...until it
>[StuffIt] changes its name."
I am tempted to flame someone for this :-) but I will try to give the
poster a chance to explain this one...
Why is the name Stuffit inappropriate for the MicroLab?
^^^^^^^
Is this conservative Texas mentality?
Is it offensive to some racial group?
Does it bring back thoughts of lost loves?
Why?
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!columbia!cunixc!lih From: lih@cunixc.columbia.edu (Andrew Lih) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: ** Stuffit ** vs Packit Summary: Why does the name make a diff? Keywords: Stuffit, Packit, stupid Message-ID: <323@cunixc.columbia.edu> Date: 17 Dec 87 21:40:51 GMT References: <361@ut-emx.UUCP> Reply-To: lih@cunixc.columbia.edu (Andrew Lih) Organization: Columbia University Incorporated Lines: 19