If Linux was built by hackers all over the internet, how did Linus
travalds stole all their credit.
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Philip S Tellis wrote:
>
> Ok, first, stop posting in html. I can't read it.
>
> Now, mu = micro is pretty consistent with my Physics days. As for the
> fact that the Japanese story having nothing to do with linux - well,
> here's a little more insight.
>
> Linux was built by hackers all over the internet. Hackers don't like
> logical inconsistencies in language. Hence the need for the term mu as a
> third alternative to yes and no.
>
> So you see, mu is very well entwined into the evolution of linux.
>
> Ok, so if I try, I can read. It's still rude to post in html, which is
> why my reply is above the original.
>
> Philip
>
> PS: You're welcome
>
> On Sat, 6 May 2000, vulcan wrote:
>
> > <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
> > <html>
> > Hi Phil,
> > <br>thanks for the nice background. it was interesting and a new info for
> > me.
> > <br>but, for "mu", won't you think that it is <font size=+3>µ </font>of
> > plain simple latin. In physics, it is taken as a unit to mean, micron,
> > or micro, then it was attached with pc which were initially micro-processor
> > micro-computer (against main-frame).
> > <p>that means MicroLinux.
> > <p>i know it is very boring compared with japanese story.
>
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