HoOn 10/24/02 2:22 PM, rnf@... wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm working on adding to the JayBird FAQ. Do you have any suggestions for
> questions/answers to put in it?

How about "How do you spell 'Jaybird'?"?

I've seen it spelled jBird, JBird, JayBird, and Jaybird.

Personally, I vote for "Jaybird" since:
a) Jaybird is a real word;
b) intercapped names, already wayyy overdone, are especially silly and
irritating when applied to real words; and
c) Firebird isn't called "FireBird".

To quote myself, in a message to this forum on 9/5:

> Yes, that's a great name! However, I'm feeling that it should be
> written "Jaybird" instead of using the overworked-J-prefix with its
> inevitable spelling consistency issues (JBird? J-Bird? jBird?) Jaybird
> nicely parallels Firebird, and leaves the J-ishness as a subtle pun.

Sorry for being such a stickler for typographical minutia. I spent far too
much time using TeX in graduate school. :-)

> An alternative is to keep the FAQ short and put all the technical questions
> in the release notes with a pointer to them in the FAQ.
>
> Then we can tell the newbies to read the release notes.
>
> What do you think is the best way to go?

Release notes should be notes about one release. The FAQ is for long-term
knowledge transfer. Most of the questions you are likely to address are
thus more appropriate for the FAQ.

Thanks for working on this, Rick!

Cheers,

.T.

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