Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Frank Crary
Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 00:00

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In article <5lolpf$als$5@hole.sdsu.edu>,
Tracy R. Reed <treed@rohan.sdsu.edu> wrote:
>NAME
>       fvwm - F(?) Virtual Window Manager for X11
>SYNOPSIS
>       fvwm [ options ]
><SNIP>
>      The name "FVWM" used to stand for something, but I  forgot
>      what.  (Feeble,  famous, foobar? It doesn't really matter,
>      this is an acronym based society anyway.)

>Although some people say it's "F*cked Virtual Window Manager" :)

Along those lines, where did ``foo'', ``bar'' and ``foobar'' come
from? Is there any chance ``foobar'' is a pun on the old acronym
``FUBAR'' (Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition)?

                                                  Frank Crary
                                                  CU Boulder

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From: fcrary@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Frank Crary)
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/22
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