testman to The meanings of OSS names · 4 years ago

Explain spaghetti knot of GNU Hurd to me

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Explain spaghetti knot of GNU Hurd to me

testman to The meanings of OSS names · 4 years ago

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is there anything that has even more complicated name?

Also, why do FOSS people find recursive acronym so clever?

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There is GTK as a runnuer up.

GTK: Gimp Tool Kit

Gimp: GNU Image Manipulation Program.

GNU: GNU’s Not Unix

The meanings of OSS names

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There are many names in the OSS world that have an actual meaning, but those of us whose first language is not English may not realise this. Let’s put together some of the most common with explanations.

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