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It worked out OK for Git, which means slightly malicious idiot in Britain and Ireland. (Linus was supposedly well aware of the meaning when he chose it.)
by Symbiote 3y ago
It worked out OK for Git, which means slightly malicious idiot in Britain and Ireland.
(Linus was supposedly well aware of the meaning when he chose it.)
- diggan 3y agoSupposedly, Linus named Git after himself, just like with Linux. According to the legends at least.
- suprjami 3y agoThere's a bit of a difference between "cranky old person" and one letter away from "fuck".
- pwagland 3y agoIt really depends on what country you are in. In many countries c*nt is one of the more terrible swearwords could imagine. In Ireland it's friendly banter. d*ckhead can be either a term of endearment amongst (close) friends, or an insult in Australia, and worse in other countries. In many, if not most, non American countries, f*ck just doesn't cut the mustard when swearing. Heck, in the UK, they have a major high street brand called FCUK.