Let's start a list. Here are my offerings:

shutdown really-fast-but-start-back-up-ok
shutdown die
shutdown darn_it_now
shutdown iMeanIt
shutdown orElseIPullThePlug
shutdown or_i_get_out_the_axe
shutdown irritate_developers_mode

hows that?

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Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 12:18 PM
To: jeremiah@(protected);
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Subject: RE: Shutdown Abort


I think a lot of people are just scared of the word "abort", no matter
how you explain it. Perhaps they'd be less resistant if it was changed
to something less frightening like "shutdown norollback", or "shutdown
immediate_and_i_really_mean_immediate" :)



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I am really surprised and disappointed by the wild theoretical
conjecture that accompanies the steadfast resistance to 'abort'.

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