> This is a bit silly. Zerox here (in the context of acme/Plan 9) has a > well-understood meaning. Obvious etymology aside, it's essentially a > made-up word here. It's beneficial that it isn't a false cognate to > some action, since the behavior is not obvious a priori (in the > "normal" case of xeroxing or cloning, there's no expectation that the > copies stay in sync, as they do here).
Well, there you go, somebody actually is willing to offer a valuable opinion. Thanks, Anthony. ++L
