Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.048 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.91; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'correct,': 0.09; 'language': 0.14; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'roy': 0.16; 'trademark,': 0.16; 'mon,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'feb': 0.19; 'specified': 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'skip:" 20': 0.26; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'actual': 0.28; '"do': 0.29; 'that.': 0.30; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'pm,': 0.35; 'received:209.85.220': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'decision': 0.60; 'to,': 0.65; 'talking': 0.66; 'smith': 0.71; 'article': 0.78; '2013': 0.84; 'wait,': 0.93 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=dwCdndFJoWcjHSiBjETt0VINq0SXHvFu+00Hq37U6sw=; b=TeU5LdMBKz3kUmcHytjnrLutVhGVoWreGX1WwDAq7SzQY3mW2L2Bll4VQ/UfsUA2rv IR17fmxrrgPD/74OM47NNws2TltSdZfMKybFxYEOrtMSLLgowI5koIHSTT5HYnyZSTj/ VGsRtH33OEmbI0dD+ldVOfhQXBJgvMYjae7H1QgyJLRiaNfdTExidgGJFgrCY/dyMx0l OZao8hd7kFJliyz8Olonv4rbRsBKkn7S/7/gVci5M1oEz6PhklOrWS6V6rxxosyvSE/7 cHZDXRJBXgDEgXEJZEgtxFpZzbRZUfhS1//Wj2TAchWK59NHgM7lRuNpbiZSh3Saza/l 0yoA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.220.219.77 with SMTP id ht13mr8986443vcb.66.1361759487381; Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:31:27 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <5c262e95-b3a8-4f2a-b752-84b30bf4f81e@googlegroups.com> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:31:27 +1100 Subject: Re: Python Newbie From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 18 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1361759981 news.xs4all.nl 6862 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:41496 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:39867 On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Roy Smith wrote: > In article , > "J.R." wrote: > >> PS.: JavaScript is a trademark, and the actual language name is >> specified as ECMAScript. > > The decision whether to call it JavaScript or ECMAScript really comes > down to, "Do you want to be correct, or do you want people to know what > you're talking about?" "JavaScript/ECMAScript" works in many situations. Wait, let me rephrase that. The expression "JavaScript/ECMAScript" works in many situations. ChrisA