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Why are all these projects names based on Boston area towns? (Wayland, Weston, Wakefield…)
by acomjean 4y ago
Why are all these projects names based on Boston area towns?
(Wayland, Weston, Wakefield…)
- biorach 4y agoI think the story is that an X developer was driving from Weston to Wayland when he had a lightbulb moment concerning how to radically simplify the graphics stack.
- saghm 4y agoI grew up in the Boston area, but I didn't make this connection! Wakefield borders where I grew up, but I don't recall the others being super nearby (maybe they're south of Boston, since I'm not as familiar with that area, or maybe they're further west and I have an overly narrow idea of what "near Boston"means due to being so close)
- asoneth 4y agoI think it started with Weston and Wayland: "Høgsberg had the inspiration for Wayland while driving through the town of Wayland in Massachusetts, which gave the display server its name. Weston, the Wayland compositor, is named after a neighbouring town in the same state" http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Wayland-Beyond-X-1432046.html http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Wayland-Beyond-X-14320... (As someone who lived in one of those towns it's always amused me when it comes up.)