> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> >that's why i think JACK should be renamed to LAIC, which stands for
> >Linux Audio InterConnect
> 
> 1) there's nothing Linux specific about it.

  that's a very valid point. IMO good enough to not go with LAIC.

> 2) JACK => JACK Audio Connection Kit
> 3) Most people would have no idea how to say "LAIC"

  why not? it's an english word, not very common one but not obscure either
(well, maybe it's not obsure to me 'cause we have the same word in slovak
[ahoj, marek]):

jojda:~>dict laic
3 definitions found

>From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English [gcide]:

  Laic \La"ic\, n.
     A layman. --Bp. Morton.
     [1913 Webster]

>From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English [gcide]:

  Laic \La"ic\, Laical \La"ic*al\, a. [L. laicus: cf. F.
     la["i]que. See {Lay} laic.]
     Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. ``Laical
     literature.'' --Lowell.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

>From WordNet (r) 1.7 [wn]:

  laic
       adj : concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar
             in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay
             ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular
             music" [syn: {lay}, {secular}]

        erik

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