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From "Free as in Freedom", page 151: > At first, Stallman proposed the term > “Lignux” – combining the names Linux and GNU – but the initial > reaction w
by rekado 5y ago
From "Free as in Freedom", page 151:
> At first, Stallman proposed the term
> “Lignux” – combining the names Linux and GNU – but the initial
> reaction was very negative, and this convinced Stallman to go with
> the longer but less criticized GNU/Linux.
- Gigachad 5y agoI searched this term and found a 1996 email from Linus saying how much he dislikes the term Lignux https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.linux.misc/c/Cm15HxjDGRs/m/su3OHyLUgXcJ https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.linux.misc/c/Cm15HxjDGRs...
- lodi 5y agoHmm, "Lignux" is actually pretty clever.