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wrt naming skills, not sure I follow; I think "git" and "linux" were great choices.
by chrisweekly 7y ago
wrt naming skills, not sure I follow; I think "git" and "linux" were great choices.
- stevekemp 7y agoThough of course it should be noted that "linux" was not named by Linus. "Linux itself got its name from Ari Lemmke who ran the FTP server the original Linux Kernel was uploaded to. Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, wanted to name the kernel Freax, but Ari instead gave him a folder called “linux” to upload his kernel to"
- TallGuyShort 7y agoIn British English, to call someone a 'git' is an insult. That's what is being referred to. Linus once joked that both Linux and Git were named after him.
- IshKebab 7y agoImagine if he named it `dick`. That's what it sounds like to English people, more or less. It wasn't an accident. Maybe not the best name choice.
- paulddraper 7y agoExcept git is a homophone for "get", a word said quite regularly, and relevant to VCS. IDK what "dick" sounds like. A man's first name?
- IshKebab 7y agoThat's not why it's called `git`, that's the first time I've ever heard anyone draw a connection between `git` and "get", and they are only homophones in some regional American accents.
- paulddraper 7y agoI know that's not the origin of the name. I was pointing out "what it sounds like" to me, as "git" is an uncommon word in American English.
- prepend 7y agoI agree, I think they are nice names, but I think subsurface is better. I think the quality is increasing as I think git is better than Linux.