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From: Miles Bader <miles@lsi.nec.co.jp>
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John A Meinel <john@arbash-meinel.com> writes:
>>>same semantics as "blame" without the connotations: "finger",
>>>"arrest", "accuse", ... ah, got it: "credit", or "colophon" ;-).
>
> After reading the SVN thread, there are a few that were interesting
> etiology   The study of how things come about, (like how did a word come
> to usage). Pretty much exactly what we are doing, but not very obvious
> linehistory   again, rather close to what we are doing, "can be
> shortened to lh" for shorter typing
> praise      going the opposite way from blame
> commentary   Doesn't quite fit for me
> whodunit   Another silly one, but better than blame

I kind of like "blame" actually -- it's amusing, and to some degree
accurately reflects common usage.... surely you've run across some bogus
source and thought "What moron did that?!?!  I'm gonna flame his ass!",
well... "blame" is for you!  I expect the inverse usage is rather rare... :-/

"blame" is a wry acknowledgement of the reality of software development.

-Miles

p.s. going through old mail here, thus the, um, delayed reply
-- 
o The existentialist, not having a pillow, goes everywhere with the book by
  Sullivan, _I am going to spit on your graves_.


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