From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: (qmail 24495 invoked from network); 20 Apr 2020 02:28:01 -0000 Received-SPF: pass (minnie.tuhs.org: domain of minnie.tuhs.org designates 45.79.103.53 as permitted sender) receiver=inbox.vuxu.org; client-ip=45.79.103.53 envelope-from= Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with UTF8ESMTPZ; 20 Apr 2020 02:28:01 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 2F2F29C8A9; Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:27:59 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 704D79C76B; Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:27:29 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; secure) header.d=ucsc.edu header.i=@ucsc.edu header.b="lVPp2tq3"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 40F1B9C76B; Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:27:26 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-lj1-f177.google.com (mail-lj1-f177.google.com [209.85.208.177]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8AD459B934 for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:27:25 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-lj1-f177.google.com with SMTP id e25so8225602ljg.5 for ; Sun, 19 Apr 2020 19:27:25 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ucsc.edu; s=ucsc-google-2018; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=yk6i8gIE9ac0oq6MBKxFITSNS66Ppl5IEIiLqR3NFSc=; b=lVPp2tq3JVxgEmDfovEiCQm7ZX3z+RwQCnKPrajExnTpffxHUd1AWoyWqn4G349GAl k6u26Thsb+7MTmJtgi5thPwZFqlu1o5bqF0WfxazYIqbms1DUWP/oSTRSlzh3O2F23l8 8N8BOA1KYz4YY1vqS440jHohz0VaPBgla6aGt98pbOLzkeixjK07NlPCPYLxdcQnLN8G HxEpb0cf5bLimqMu0NoNO6Ghz3m9nC9SObCox0dpKuRzhsfbWLnNKrjaFPlBDOZovmh1 ayHv2K04nyoXTOYq5l8LHrqLQMfUosCNi2SrtFa+5yToZrP9ZVlrI3Bn5+kaycXgX7tJ MGAw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=yk6i8gIE9ac0oq6MBKxFITSNS66Ppl5IEIiLqR3NFSc=; b=XbVIQhjxkE3RXTWDFW8c9SHCHRaCikgww+ITD6UNwdWHAD9DFbaJCkXVLw5/D03u5V NtocDd0R28k7eG/gYs4e3q3CI18aVcoBbUXco8FoCDPXy/xg4fUT2Gdkotyn2fAfeWBQ 9/jdvW6+pnF6VNPY/OvmIfYwBx/WCYLCIBHwWofFxn88n728x/W7Uu3gLj+JGQNHql01 G4ToYbx6BxKInrEh2fcUR27t9P6DFJogKzeyfvuXvIXYHLWD2NCwTzHDOU6rz8GRwX3y bvKodnQ1tUmNiwFNlL0HKQPvy/VeQkehje1QGdfTmJefyUh/Wcc9tL2FOme/jTOvoHnU l5QQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AGi0Pub21pwthK0gY9gi+nk5ZN/LIL0shCiZzd2xjUL80RS57uxi1RMX Duqayb+Qec+XpWI5lmEE+zKXd3fSgQeqDDo88hP1Eg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APiQypKYzFaHbL47cofmZVIXQ2XvjRBAE8FloaO/VlD4DAEzQ0nJyXMKsYFx779F7pv9U5ZB/By0KnprJ4ZuvMvj2u4= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:b8c1:: with SMTP id s1mr8955949ljp.0.1587349643948; Sun, 19 Apr 2020 19:27:23 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20200419143534.D96C94422F@lignose.oclsc.org> In-Reply-To: Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 19:27:12 -0700 Message-ID: To: "A. P. Garcia" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000a98c7005a3afa304" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Plan 9 from outer space ? X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Michael Usher via TUHS Reply-To: Michael Usher Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000a98c7005a3afa304 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I think this reflects a very static view of hermeneutics. Just because a term "meant" something at the time of its first use, doesn't mean that one should ignore all of the modification of that meaning subsequently. Language is truly a virus of a type that evolves over time as it is adjusted by its tree of hosts. I think you can separate the initial intent of a label from its current usage. I wonder what mvs would have said to that. Didn't he read sci.philosophy at one point? --000000000000a98c7005a3afa304 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I think this reflects a very static view = of hermeneutics.=C2=A0 Just because a term "meant" something=C2= =A0at the time of its first use, doesn't mean that one should ignore al= l of the modification of that meaning subsequently.=C2=A0 Language is truly= a virus of a type that evolves over time as it is adjusted by its tree of = hosts.

I think you can separate=C2=A0the initial intent = of a label from its current usage.

I wonder what mvs would have said to that.=C2= =A0 Didn't he read sci.philosophy at one point?
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