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[-] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 6 points 2 weeks ago

Because it's not an X at the end, it's a Greek chi. Same with the arXiv preprint distribution


it's "archive," not are-ex-iv.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

The greek χ should be a "ch" sound like "Bach" or "Loch". And if you copy that last character from the project page or anything it's definitely an X, not a χ.

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Petition to change the name to RX4

[-] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago

99 what you did there...

(I know, IC isn't valid Roman numeral representation of 99, but it was the only joke I could think of.)

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