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Subject:Re: white paper - let's try again. From:heycindd -at- comcast -dot- net To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 22 Jan 2004 20:04:16 +0000
Ya know folks, Andrea has a point.
She asked for a pretty specific thing, not the definition of a white paper or
the origin of the term, but just how did we end up using them in the tech
industry. It's likely that question can't be answered by a dictionary or encyclopedia. However, it might be answered by a veteran tech writer on this list.
A few people actually answered the question asked (providing some very good educated guesses). Others answered a different question entirely and added attitude to boot. This is unnecessary. Plus, it discourages people from participating.
