flamingos-cant (hopepunk arc)@feddit.uk to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 1 个月前Free software has some glib naming conventionsfeddit.ukimagemessage-square153linkfedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down15file-text
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1imageFree software has some glib naming conventionsfeddit.ukflamingos-cant (hopepunk arc)@feddit.uk to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 1 个月前message-square153linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareQ*Bert Reynolds@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up33arrow-down1·1 个月前I think this is sarcasm, but just in case it isn’t… GNU is a recursive acronym for “GNU’s Not Unix”.
minus-squarewhosepoopisonmybuttocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 个月前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”.
minus-squarecypherix93@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·1 个月前as in the inventor of chess, THE Gary Chess?
minus-squarethethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 个月前rival of George Checkers?
Then what does the g in gnu stand for?
you’re not gonna believe this…
I’ve got g’news for you…
g’news and g’day to you as well, g’lady!
I think this is sarcasm, but just in case it isn’t… GNU is a recursive acronym for “GNU’s Not Unix”.
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”.
gnot unix
Gary
as in the inventor of chess, THE Gary Chess?
rival of George Checkers?
All the gnus
Greatsoftware Notwithstanding Unix
gnu
Okay but what does the g stand for?
Blue Gnu or Black Gnu?