From: MADMAN (dave@interprise.com)
Date: Fri Sep 06 2002 - 16:13:21 GMT-3
Q. Where does the name come from?
The etymology of the term dates back to Britain in 1899, when it meant a
government report on policy (such as a position paper). A white paper
stated
a problem, covered some background (history), and then proposed a
solution
(a new law, etc.). At some point in the 1970s this term was co-opted by
high
tech. It become a technical paper put out by a company, dealing with a
specific technical area and general problem, with background, and a
solution.
Dave
"Howard C. Berkowitz" wrote:
>
> At 3:02 PM +0100 9/6/02, Derek Gaff wrote:
> >Hi Madman
> >
> >This is my point, having a routing protocol that is easy to implement is not
> >my kind of explanation. Think of it this way beside the easy configuration
> >part.
> >
> >If I had White Paper and Cream Paper what is the best one to draw a picture
> >on, white because your use to drawing on it, or cream cause its nice to use,
> >whats the argument to use one over the other, ??????.
> >
> >regards'
> >Derek
>
> As a bit of trivia, anyone know the historical reason white papers
> are called white papers? Why were there green, pink, and other
> colored papers at the time white papers were introduced?
>
> This is distinct from the reason that a different organization uses
> flimsies, buffs, greens, and redstripes.
-- David Madland CCIE# 2016 Sr. Network Engineer Qwest Communications 612-664-3367"You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer." --Winston Churchill
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