<esr puts on his Editor of the Jargon File mitre>
Both pronunciations are common. I believe the /F-A-Q/ pronunciation used
to predominate, and is still more common outside Internet, but has been
gradually losing ground to /fak/, which is now slightly more common on
Internet itself.
<esr takes off the mitre>
Here comes everything you always wanted to know about access to the
Jargon File and its book version, _The_New_Hacker's_Dictionary_.
FTP ACCESS
The Jargon File 3.0.0 can be snarfed via FTP from:
prep.ai.mit.edu (18.71.0.38) as pub/gnu/jarg300.txt.gz
You can unpack this file with the `gunzip' command, also available on
prep (uncompressed!) in source as gzip-1.0.7.shar. If your request is
for jarg300.txt, the MIT server will run gunzip and give you an uncompressed
copy.
You will also find a file called jargon-upd.gz there. This file
holds all new and changed entries introduced since the most recent
book version.
There is also an info version, jarg300.info.gz, suitable for browsing
from GNU Emacs.
There is also a hypertext viewer written by Ray Gardner and myself with
which you can browse the File conveniently. Look for vh.tar.gz near the File.
Unfortunately, the Jargon File is far too big to email.
DIRECT ORDERING INFORMATION
The book can be ordered now in the U.S. directly through MIT
Press. The mailing address is:
The MIT Press
55 Hayward Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
You may also order through MIT Press's FAX number (617)-258-6779 or
by toll-free voice phone from within the U.S. at (800)-356-0343. If
you're outside the U.S., use the customer service line: (617)-625-8481.
-- Eric S. Raymond <esr@locke.ccil.org>
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