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

[Aaron Griffin]

2009/12/2 Ng Oon-Ee <ngoonee at gmail.com>:
> 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 =)

Yeah I just noticed the wiki page even points out that most people
find it derogatory.