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Libreboot is such an unfortunate name, as you could also read the name as a library dedicated to rebooting a computer.
by Dwedit 3y ago
Libreboot is such an unfortunate name, as you could also read the name as a library dedicated to rebooting a computer.
- p0d 3y agoI didn't downvote you by the way, was someone else. I am in holiday in Spain and surrounded by the use of the word Libre regarding libraries and books. So the same thought as your own also crossed my mind.
- genezeta 3y ago> the word Libre regarding libraries and books That's not really "libre", but either libro (book) or librería (bookshop). You may see libre on parkings [0]. [0] https://www.burguet.es/fotos/cartel_vinilo_retroiluminado.jpg https://www.burguet.es/fotos/cartel_vinilo_retroiluminado.jp...
- p0d 3y agoThank you
- bombcar 3y agoI think they were going for "lib reboot" like "lib c" or "lib x11"
- DANmode 3y agoIt made perfect sense at the time it started. Hell, even the OpenOffice fork was called LibreOffice.
- Kwpolska 3y agoYou could certainly read "libreboot" as "LibReboot" when the project started.