From: Paul Sture [paul.sture@ubs.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 5:09 AM To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com Subject: Re: Contest: Name The User Group, win an Aero! Glenn and Mary Everhart wrote: > > Thanks for the translation and pointer. Hmm..."DECUS" > just sounds better & better as a name. Think of it as a > Latin word and not some English acronym... > Seems to be translated as "ornament" or "strength". > NOT too shabby. > > Still, "Tutamen" is also not shabby. Why after all should > a group name be an acronym? > I found an online Latin dictionary at http://lysy2.archives.nd.edu which gives: decus: grace; ornament; glory; splendor; beauty; virtue, honor; dignity, decorum; tutamen: means of protection; which leads me to think of implications of beatiful armour; protective shield and so on. > Paul Sture wrote: > > > > Glenn C. Everhart wrote: > > > > > > Quick thoughts about a new name for DECUS et alia from one who > > > regrets the passing of the old name... > > > > > > Ah for a puckish name. > > > How about CCSE (Congress of Compaq System Enthusiasts)? > > > (stick it after your name and it looks like yet another one of > > > the certifications that float around). > > > > > > The UK one pound coin reads "DECUS ET TUTAMEN" on the side. Always > > > wondered what that meant. Maybe "Tutamen" would make a good name... > > > > > > > The first 2 hits I get from www.northernlight.com give "A Strength and a > > Safeguard" and "An Ornament and a Safeguard" > > > > > > > Then too, DECUS is one of the parts of the word DECORUM. One could > > > do worse in these days, where netiquette and being trustworthy on > > > computer systems seems often a thing of the past, to use a name > > > like DECORUM to remind folks that some of us prefer to remain > > > helpful to one another... > > > > > > Glenn Everhart > > > > > -- > > Paul Sture > > Zürich -- Paul Sture Zürich