Subj : Re: Linspire 5.0
To   : JAY EMRIE
From : TOM WALKER
Date : Tue Sep 20 2005 08:04 am

JE>RF> I suppose you could start shopping for a nursing home with WiFi? :-)

JE>With regards to the Wi/Fi bit. I could never understand the Fi bit. Yes,
JE>I know it means Fidelity, but that is a rather crazy name, regardless.

JE>Why not Wi/Con or something similar that actually denotes the real
JE>meaning?

 Because it is not describing the Functiopn but the Identify of a
 "Standard" set by an orginization. Teh Wi/Fi aliance. And the
 "Fidelity" denotes the "Quality" and "Interoperability" expected from
 devices built to that Standard.
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