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Free software has some glib naming conventions (feddit.uk)
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[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 52 points 8 months ago

Then what does the g in gnu stand for?

[-] Zink@programming.dev 97 points 8 months ago

you're not gonna believe this...

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 30 points 8 months ago

I’ve got g’news for you…

[-] Zink@programming.dev 7 points 8 months ago

g'news and g'day to you as well, g'lady!

[-] QBertReynolds@sh.itjust.works 33 points 8 months ago

I think this is sarcasm, but just in case it isn't... GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix".

[-] whosepoopisonmybuttocks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

My guess for why they chose the letter g is that gnu can be phonetically the same as just nu, but keeps people from interpreting the name of the project as a dumb spelling of "new".

[-] io@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago

gnot unix

[-] mech@feddit.org 19 points 8 months ago

Gary

[-] cypherix93@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

as in the inventor of chess, THE Gary Chess?

[-] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 8 months ago

rival of George Checkers?

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

All the gnus

[-] degen@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago

Greatsoftware Notwithstanding Unix

[-] pmk@piefed.ca 1 points 8 months ago

gnu

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

Okay but what does the g stand for?

[-] justaman123@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Blue Gnu or Black Gnu?

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