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Free software has some glib naming conventions (infosec.pub)
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[–] dontsayaword@piefed.social 274 points 2 weeks ago (34 children)

and the g in gnu stands for gnu

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 52 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

Then what does the g in gnu stand for?

[–] mech@feddit.org 22 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Gary

[–] cypherix93@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

as in the inventor of chess, THE Gary Chess?

[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

rival of George Checkers?

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