Re: [irs-discuss] What's in a name?

jnc@mercury.lcs.mit.edu (Noel Chiappa) Mon, 12 November 2012 16:44 UTC

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    > From: Ross Callon <rcallon@juniper.net>

    > are similar enough to IRS to help us make the connection

I was thinking the exact same thing.

I myself prefer ITRS (4-letter acronyms have less chance of mental confusion
- when I see RSI, I think 'Repetitive Stress Injury').

	Noel