[arch-general] conclusion: Another rant on arch way abuse and false promises

[Ng Oon-Ee]

On Wed, 2009-12-02 at 11:06 -0600, Aaron Griffin wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 5:53 AM, Arvid Picciani <aep at exys.org> wrote:
> > Thomas Bächler wrote:
> >> I consider such statements an insult
> >
> > Sorry Thomas,
> > my response was retarded.
> >
> > can you help me find another term i should use
> > to denote the desktop idea, that is not offensive?
> 
> In general, it is called the WIMP paradigm - Windows, Icons, Menus,
> Pointing Device
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing)

Ouch, I'm sure that's a correct term, but I fail to see how using WIMP
in a combustible conversation is going to help any =)