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From: Dan Cross <crossd@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:35:29 -0400
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On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 12:04 PM, Giacomo Tesio <giacomo@tesio.it> wrote:
> Also, why NPROC has been left uppercase? :-)

I once had a mathematics professor who advised me not to look for
rationality or logic in nomenclature. I've found that, since taking
this advice to heart, my life is much less stressful.

        - Dan C.