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The name of the project means "ugly" in Finnish. I wouldn't sweat it though, no one cares. Just thought I'd let you know since it's mildly humorous.
by shimo5037 10y ago
The name of the project means "ugly" in Finnish. I wouldn't sweat it though, no one cares. Just thought I'd let you know since it's mildly humorous.
- Perceptes 10y agoI learned that recently and also thought it was pretty amusing. Cheers. :}
- buovjaga 10y agoThere's a pair of bars called Ruma in Finland: http://www.ruma.fi/ http://www.ruma.fi/
- SilasX 10y agoWait till you hear what rust(y) means/connotes in English! (Seriously, I know it seems minor, but I've always hated the name they picked; it's almost like they named it "filth".)
- eximius 10y agoAnecdotally, it is named after a certain multi-stage lifecycled fungus. Much better :)
- steveklabnik 10y agoThat's one of the various reasons for the name; there's no single reason Rust is named "Rust."
- SilasX 10y agoMaybe so, but if they had named it "filth" and explained that it was this Uber-geeky reference, I'd still say it's a bad name for the same reason.
- eximius 10y agoI also tend to think of thermite before uncleanliness when I hear rust. Rust is just iron oxide, not anything dirty.
- SilasX 10y agoWhen I hear "rust", I get images of rusty pipes, old rusty nails, faucets where the water is tainted with rust, and people's skills getting rusty. I feel disgust, and it's why I didn't feel particularly eager pursuing it further.