Re: [lisp] Short name for DFZ?

Roger Jørgensen <rogerj@gmail.com> Tue, 22 October 2013 08:26 UTC

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Subject: Re: [lisp] Short name for DFZ?
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On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 9:18 PM, Noel Chiappa <jnc@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> wrote:
> Hi, I was asked to kill all uses of the term "DFZ" in the Intro document, and
> was advised to replace it with the term "Internet core". However, DFZ is used
> a _lot_, and having "Internet core" really gets clunky after about the 67th
> time. Anyone got a suggestion for a shorter acronym, etc, if "DFZ" is deemed
> unacceptable?

I would say define the term DFZ and add some context to it, like it's
the "legacy"
Internet or our current Internet. And then continue to use it. It is
the most used
understanding of the "core" of Internet. Even not technical people
mostly get it.


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