On 29 Apr 2002, Leo Simons wrote: | BTW, I've found that "hardcore coding" is absolutely _the_ place for | what you call "stupid names": | | linux It's a _unix_ operation system, made by Linus. There is some convention of the use of a X for a Unix OS, or something like that. Whatever.
| GNU GNU's Not Unix. | Emacs "Emacs originally was an acronym for Editor MACroS" - Emacs FAQ. | Bash "Bourne Again SHell" (From "Bourne-shell", the original shell) Most unix shells end in sh. sh is the original, non-OS shell. | Less Antonym to "more", unix humor. "More" lets you se "more-and-more" of a file. | Apache The original Apache is called Apache HTTPD now, isn't it? But yes, annoying. | Jakarta Annoying.. | Gnome GNU Object Model Enviroment. I actually find acronyms much better than "stupid names". And names with a history of sorts. _Something_ to back the name up.. -- Mvh, Endre -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
