Brian Gupta wrote: > John, I think that OpenSolaris can mean all those things and more. And > it's all good... Can't we just use context to determine the meaning?
No. Examples: 1) I installed OpenSolaris - Did you install OpenSolaris the distribution? Or an OpenSolaris-based distribution? 2) I built OpenSolaris - Did you build OpenSolaris the distribution? Or build an OpenSolaris-based distribution? 3) Go grab OpenSolaris from OpenSolaris at OpenSolaris. - A nonsense sentence? Not if OpenSolaris can mean multiple things. This could mean "Go grab OpenSolaris (the distribution) from OpenSolaris (the webapp) at OpenSolaris (the website)" It's nonsense. I agree, there are certain words that can be used in context - but an important term like "OpenSolaris" is not one such word. cheers, steve -- stephen lau // stevel at sun.com | 650.786.0845 | http://whacked.net opensolaris // solaris kernel development
