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Living in a non-English speaking country certainly helps. Everybody around here is using `git` without realizing what it means. Same for CockroachDB.
by scaladev 6y ago
Living in a non-English speaking country certainly helps. Everybody around here is using `git` without realizing what it means. Same for CockroachDB.
- alex_young 6y agoMany native English speakers don’t realize that ‘git’ is a slur somewhere between idiot and wanker. It’s somewhat comical how mundane the word has become in its new context.
- bonzini 6y agoA certain company, a few years ago, came very close to having a Global Information Technology Services department. Fortunately a few Brits made sure their voice was heard.
- desktopninja 6y agoI think Linus knew what he was doing at the time when he created the tool :D
- derekp7 6y agoAh yes, he was pissed off at the guy that typed in "help" after telneting to a BitKeeper repository, then using the docs that put out to make a clone of the client. Since he had a connection to the Linux Foundation, that caused McVoy to revoke the license for BitKeeper to the Linux community.