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the Free University Compiler Kit, also known as VUCK. (The Dutch word for “free” is written with a v.) I'm not sure if I'm reading satire or they are having so

the Free University Compiler Kit, also known as VUCK. (The Dutch word for “free” is written with a v.) I'm not sure if I'm reading satire or they are having some fun trolling.

vrijen 9mo ago
The adjective meaning "free" is "vrij" or "vrije" in Dutch. Amusingly, the Dutch verb "vrijen" does, in fact, mean to have sex.
- hbogert 9mo ago
  You really just made an account now to make that point?
  - gjvc 9mo ago
    his comment was more useful than yours
    - hbogert 9mo ago
      He made an account name called vrijen which is having sex in dutch.. as he himself explained. Not sure if you noticed that part
- andsoitis 9mo ago
  I like the Afrikaans (evolved from Dutch) even better for its streamlined spelling and double-use depending on context: Vry == "free" (noun) or "to court/kiss/have sex" (verb, contextual).
throwaway81523 9mo ago
Of course RMS understood the overtone perfectly, but Vrije Universiteit (vu.nl) is the real name of the university. Its name can be translated to "liberated university". As I understand it, it's a free university in the sense that historically, students of all religions were eligible to attend, as opposed to e.g. Katholieke Universiteit which was Catholic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit_Amsterdam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit_Amsterdam
- yellowapple 9mo ago
  Sounds like Katholieke Universiteit ought to release their own Compiler Kit ;)
  - throwaway81523 9mo ago
    Catholic University Compiler Kit? It would have to use one of the eponymous licenses if it didn't want to cause a paradox, heh. https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/why-i-use-the-gpl-and-not-cuck-licenses/ https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/why-i-use-the-gpl-and-not-cuc...
- phicoh 9mo ago
  The librarated part means free from government control. Until the VU all Dutch universities belonged (indirectly) to the Dutch government.
  - JJMcJ 9mo ago
    Some universities, especially in Latin America, use the term "autonomous". Is that the same thing is "free" in this context?
    - phicoh 9mo ago
      Yes. Absence of direct control by the government. The VU was founded for religious reasons, so the main goal was to be able to teach theology according to the particular type of protestant Christianity that the founders of the VU believed in.
- jacquesm 9mo ago
  I think the part that he - and you - missed is that tuition at the time was entirely free, so it wasn't just 'free' in one sense of the word.
- DonHopkins 9mo ago
  Vrije as in "Not Catholic", not as in beer.

the Free University Compiler Kit, also known as VUCK. (The Dutch word for “free” is written with a v.) I'm not sure if I'm reading satire or they are having some fun trolling.

vrijen 9mo ago

The adjective meaning "free" is "vrij" or "vrije" in Dutch. Amusingly, the Dutch verb "vrijen" does, in fact, mean to have sex.

hbogert 9mo ago
You really just made an account now to make that point?
- gjvc 9mo ago
  his comment was more useful than yours
  - hbogert 9mo ago
    He made an account name called vrijen which is having sex in dutch.. as he himself explained. Not sure if you noticed that part
andsoitis 9mo ago
I like the Afrikaans (evolved from Dutch) even better for its streamlined spelling and double-use depending on context: Vry == "free" (noun) or "to court/kiss/have sex" (verb, contextual).

throwaway81523 9mo ago

Of course RMS understood the overtone perfectly, but Vrije Universiteit (vu.nl) is the real name of the university. Its name can be translated to "liberated university". As I understand it, it's a free university in the sense that historically, students of all religions were eligible to attend, as opposed to e.g. Katholieke Universiteit which was Catholic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit_Amsterdam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit_Amsterdam

yellowapple 9mo ago
Sounds like Katholieke Universiteit ought to release their own Compiler Kit ;)
- throwaway81523 9mo ago
  Catholic University Compiler Kit? It would have to use one of the eponymous licenses if it didn't want to cause a paradox, heh. https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/why-i-use-the-gpl-and-not-cuck-licenses/ https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/why-i-use-the-gpl-and-not-cuc...
phicoh 9mo ago
The librarated part means free from government control. Until the VU all Dutch universities belonged (indirectly) to the Dutch government.
- JJMcJ 9mo ago
  Some universities, especially in Latin America, use the term "autonomous". Is that the same thing is "free" in this context?
  - phicoh 9mo ago
    Yes. Absence of direct control by the government. The VU was founded for religious reasons, so the main goal was to be able to teach theology according to the particular type of protestant Christianity that the founders of the VU believed in.
jacquesm 9mo ago
I think the part that he - and you - missed is that tuition at the time was entirely free, so it wasn't just 'free' in one sense of the word.
DonHopkins 9mo ago
Vrije as in "Not Catholic", not as in beer.