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Subject: Re: SATAN user group?
From: jegan @ iai . com (James Egan)
Organization: Integrated Architectures, Inc.
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 15:03:13 -0500 (EST)
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In-reply-to: <9702051543 . AA08998 @ sonic . nmti . com . nmti . com> from "Peter da Silva" at Feb 5, 97 09:43:45 am
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Peter da Silva recently wrote:
> 
> > o Another nit is the choice of the name that was chosen.  In one stroke, 
> >    DF & WV managed to alienate those who are offended by the name "SATAN".  
> >    The name SATAN signifies the epitome of evil.  If the tool was intended
> >    to be used for good rather than evil purposes, the choice of the name 
> >    was the worst one possible.  I don't know the agenda behind the name,
> >    but I am curious why they chose that particular name than any of a
> >    multitude of other suitable names.
> 
> What, you mean like maybe "the Farmer Universal Cracking Kit"? <g>
> 
> 

Actually, the docs I saw a while back said if you didn't like SATAN then call
it SANTA.

/Jim/
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