RE: [SLUG] The origins of vmlinuz and mgetty

[David Kempe]

> > |i came to think that peraps m stands for MIT, or alt. someones name
> > |like Michael etc.
> >
> > Not MIT, the author was a German, Gert Doering. His name, possibly, but
> > it would have to be a middle initial or his mother's name or maybe even
> > his site muc.de. People do name things that could possibly be a
> > references to themselves, kind of a sly attempt at immortality. The
> > French discover of gallium said that he named it after France (Gaul),
> > but his name was LeCoq (Gallus) so it's suspected he wanted to sneak his
> > name into the periodic table.

Kinda like that crazy Linus guy!

dave



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