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I had not thought about the naming of Apache the software despite it describing so many "Native American people inhabiting the southwest United States and north
by bredren 8y ago
I had not thought about the naming of Apache the software despite it describing so many "Native American people inhabiting the southwest United States and northern Mexico." I also realize now the use of a feather as the logo.
Previous HN discussion on the Apache software relationship with the Apache people:
Apache Rewrites History: Why is it Named “Apache”? [2013]
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5536134 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5536134
- protomyth 8y agoI participated in that discussion, and it was a scummy rewrite of history then. As far as I can tell, they have no relationship to any of the various Apache tribes.