(RSN) [Originally from SF's fanzine community, popularised by
Jerry Pournelle's column in "BYTE"] 1. Supposed to be
available (or fixed, or cheap, or whatever) real soon now
according to somebody, but the speaker is quite skeptical.
2. When one's gods, fates, or other time commitments permit
one to get to it (in other words, don't hold your breath).
[Jargon File]
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