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Chaosvex
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Wait until you find out about Git.
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mnw21cam
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Yeah, but that one's ok because it's just named after the guy who wrote it.
rlopezcc
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Ah yes, renowned Git Torvalds.
Chaosvex
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Look up the origin of the name and you'll understand.
sophacles
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What do you mean? There's some problem with the old english word for "you two"?
When did dual forms become problematic?
Chaosvex
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Git is a decidedly British insult and that was the definition being used when Linus named it. He jokes that he named it after himself.
cout
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Or GIMP.
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