> I disagree that everyone should use Plain English, however; if you're > not sure what a word means, look it up and extend your vocabulary :) +1 -- every day's a school day.
2009/8/16 William Anderson <ne...@well.com> > Paul Sutton wrote: > >> Alan Lord (News) wrote: > >>> I disagree. Making *everything* open source would be pyrrhic panacea. > >>> Competition is good. Competition is what has spurned the FOSS movement > >>> and proprietary vendors alike. Trying to eradicate the proprietary > >>> market is unrealistic and would stifle innovation. > > > > what does "pyrrhic panacea" mean? Would it be possible to use Plain > > English please, so people know what you are talking about > > A pyrrhic (pirr-ik) victory means winning something at a terrible cost > to yourself, referring to King Pyrrhus of Epirus, who fought and won > battles against the Romans in 280 BC and 278 BC, but lost a great number > of his soldiers, including key personnel and his close friends. > > A panacea (pan-ah-see-ah) means something that can solve all problems, > or a medicine or remedy that can cure all ills and diseases, and extend > life. It refers to Panakea (Πανάκεια), the Greek goddess of healing, > who was said to heal the sick with potion. > > So I guess from those two definitions, Alan means that making everything > open source would be something that could solve all problems, but at a > terrible cost to us all. > > I disagree that everyone should use Plain English, however; if you're > not sure what a word means, look it up and extend your vocabulary :) > > -n > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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