Subject: Re: trivial patch for bz2abw plugin
From: Pierre Abbat (phma@webjockey.net)
Date: Sat Feb 02 2002 - 20:22:51 CST
On Saturday 02 February 2002 20:05, Mike Nordell wrote:
> Yes. The monopoly M$ don't give a crap about already used 3-letter
> extension, and not too unfrequently they "reuse" extensions that has been
> in use for decades by other programs. This has a real impact. Let me know
> if you need a few examples.
Here's one (not that I know which came first): .scr is used for a source file
in UR/Forth (it stands for "screen"; traditionally Forth stores source code
in screens of 16 64-character lines) and for a screen saver in Windows.
phma
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