Which way to say 'private'?

Jacek Generowicz jacek.generowicz at cern.ch
Fri Aug 22 07:47:24 EDT 2003


"Batista, Facundo" <FBatista at uniFON.com.ar> writes:

> As a I read don't remember where, :p, to put 1 underscore is the
> same to hang a "Do not disturb" sign in the door, to put 2
> underscores is the same to lock the door.

... and to put the key under the mat in front of the door. (On the
outside :-)

Any fool who cares to look, can figure out and circumvent the name
mangling scheme. It offers no protection against intruders. It does
offer protection against name clashes, and that is its purpose.




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