On Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 08:58:17PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 02:24:01AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: > > * Package name : libfile-cache-perl > > Version : 0.16 > > Upstream Author : DeWitt Clinton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Err, is that the guy's real name?
I have to confess that I have no idea. A Google search for 'DeWitt Clinton Perl' shows at least a consistent net presence under that name, and his work e-mail address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I wouldn't expect .uk folks to know it, but DeWitt Clinton was (IIRC) a > governor of New York in the early 19th century and a major proponent of > canal digging. Then the railroads came along. Oh well. > > (Most states in the U.S. have a town or city named Clinton, and it's > usually named for DeWitt.) That indeed wasn't a piece of US history I knew. Perhaps it's the sort of first name that proud parents called Clinton tend to give (inflict upon?) their children. Thanks, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
