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Re: [f-cpu] Re: Project short description
On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Michael Riepe wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 03:38:42PM +0200, Juergen Goeritz wrote:
> [...]
> > > I have a real drive to stay away from marketroids and sales/PR
> > > divisions in general. No, thank you.
> >
> > What is a 'marketroid'? Go away with divisions!
>
> Quoting from "The New Hacker's Dictionary":
>
> :marketroid: /mar'k*-troyd/ n.
>
> alt. `marketing slime', `marketeer', `marketing droid',
> `marketdroid'. A member of a company's marketing department,
> esp. one who promises users that the next version of a product
> will have features that are not actually scheduled for inclusion,
> are extremely difficult to implement, and/or are in violation
> of the laws of physics; and/or one who describes existing
> features (and misfeatures) in ebullient, buzzword-laden adspeak.
> Derogatory. Compare droid (*note droid::.).
>
> These are the guys (and sometimes also gals) you *have* to put into a
> separate division (and never feed them after midnight! ;)
But why put them into a separate division only? Put them into
another company and let them feed you. That's another company
then...
:-) And never feed them after midnight ... that's from a horror
video with some cuddle monsters, is it gremlins?
JG
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