Re: prize for a good replacement for "baseless"

[Mike Shaw]

On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 1:32 PM, john gilmore <john_w_gilm...@msn.com>wrote:

> In  the future "baseless", always an ugly term embodying a dubious pun,
> will need explanation.  It will be as helpful as a description of a modern
> automobile as "crankless".
>
> To find a better term I have appointed myself to run a contest.  The prize
> for the best suggested term, the one about which a consensus emerges, is a
> book of the winner's choice, its cost not to exceed US$50|£40|€32.
>
> John Gilmore Ashland, MA 01721-1817 USA
>
>


I think 'base independent' describes it; 'base register independent' if you
want a full formal definition.

-- 
Mike Shaw
MVS/QuickRef Support Group
Chicago-Soft, Ltd.