Re: Suggestion for XFree86

> [Original Message]
> From: Egbert Eich <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Date: 3/21/2003 3:40:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [forum] Suggestion for XFree86
>
> G O Economou writes:
>  > > Yes, joining the team should be rephrased. 
>  > 
>  > I don't really agree Egbert.  Membership, From the Merriam Webster:
>  > 
>  > Main Entry:mem£ber
>  > Pronunciation:*mem-b*r
>  > Function:noun 
>  > Usage:often attributive 
>  > Etymology:Middle English membre, from Old French, from Latin membrum;
akin
>  > to Gothic mimz flesh, Greek m*ros thigh
>  > Date:14th century
>  > 
>  > 1 : a body part or organ: as  a : LIMB  b : PENIS  c : a unit of
structure
>  > in a plant body
>  > 2 : one of the individuals composing a group
>  > 3 : a person baptized or enrolled in a church
>  > 4 : a constituent part of a whole: as  a : a syntactic or rhythmic
unit of
>  > a sentence : CLAUSE  b : one of the propositions of a syllogism  c :
one of
>  > the elements of a set or class  d : either of the equated elements in a
>  > mathematical
>  > 
>
> Thank you for the English lesson.
>
>  > 
>  > I think we should concentrate on #2 :-)
>  > 
>
> A group? Which group?

XFree86 developers are a group of coders who write for XFree86 this 
constitutes membership in the XFree86 community.  Voila done.

 

>
> At times where things are unintentionally or intentionally 
> misunderstood I still think this should be rephrased to clearify
> things. We used to have an explicite 'membership' the bylaws
> talk about a membership which has been a topic on this list
> today already. Just to many possibilities.
>
>
> Egbert.
>
>
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