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Free software has some glib naming conventions (feddit.uk)
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[–] dontsayaword@piefed.social 288 points 5 months ago (39 children)

and the g in gnu stands for gnu

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 21 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Yeah, they missed the best part.

GNU stands for GNU's Not Unix, which is a recursive acronym. And, when pronounced properly (like the animal) the G is silent. The entire Linux ecosystem has words that start with G based on an acronym where G essentially comes from nowhere, and isn't actually pronounced.

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Noot noot mother fucker

[–] ZombieSenpai@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Gnoot gnoot

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