[7139] in Kerberos
Principal instead of principle (was Re: kpasswd problem)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dennis Putnam)
Mon Apr 22 09:22:44 1996
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 09:07:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Dennis Putnam <putnamd@atlodbs1.hayes.com>
Reply-To: putnamd@MIT.EDU.hayes.com
To: kerberos@MIT.EDU
>
> Please note:
>
> The word is "principal", not principle.
>
So noted but it appears to be an improper use of the noun. My dictionary
refers to a person in its definitions. There appears to me to be no living
entity involved in a Kerberos 'principal'. How was this usage derived?
---
Dennis Putnam, Manager
Technical Planning and Services
Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc.
