• fibojoly@sh.itjust.works
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    22 hours ago

    I was wondering just now if that was what the devs were going for, originally? I had never thought about it.

    I guess I missed the joke, because I always assumed there was no ambiguity on the pronunciation… Are there people saying “G nome”, really ? I bet they calls GIF files Jiff, too!

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      9 hours ago

      Yes there are those who insist that the GNOME desktop environment is pronounced “guh-nome” because of GNU.

      See, all open source software projects must have complete diaper fire names. Bonus points if you put more thought into the name than the software, like HURD.