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From: Olaf van der Spek (olafvdspek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-27 08:37:46


On 4/27/06, Christopher Kohlhoff <chris_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> What I mean is that Asio is not intended to stand for anything,
> i.e. it is not an abbreviation.
>
> Yes, the letters "io" in the name are meant to convey that it is
> related to I/O, and the overall name is supposed to suggest
> asynchronicity. However it was conceived as a name only, not a
> shortened form.

But wouldn't a name that does stand for something be much better?


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