Re: [linux-audio-dev] Plugin APIs (again)

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Plugin APIs (again)
From: David Olofson (david_AT_olofson.net)
Date: Mon Dec 09 2002 - 02:28:10 EET

On Sunday 08 December 2002 23.10, Steve Harris wrote:
[...]
> > My personal preference is for something that doesn't have to be
> > spelled to be spoken. I know most people say VSTi as 'visty'.
>
> Agreed, our German brethren seem to want to spell out
> El-Ah-Dee-Es-Pee-Ah, which is pretty inconvenient.

Same in Sweden - although we tend not to spell "acronyms" that long...

Anyway, that's another advantage of TLAs; just three letters to
spell, if you're into that. :-)

> OTOH I think Joern was amused when I insisted on pronouncing luss,
> as in "can you just ls that directory".

*hehe*

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