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Free software has some glib naming conventions (feddit.uk)
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[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 61 points 9 hours ago (17 children)

Is it pronounced gnu or jnu?

[–] M33@sharkey.world 7 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

@zqwzzle@lemmy.ca @flamingos@feddit.uk it’s pronounced .GIF

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 23 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

The G in GIF stands for Graphical, but the G in Graphical stands for Graham Crackers, the G in Graham Crackers stands for God, and the G in God stands for Gnu. From there it's Gnus all the way down. Also, God pronounces "Graphical" with a soft G as in Jod.

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Also, God pronounces “Graphical” with a soft G as in Jod.

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[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 hours ago

It's pronounced Jee Iuayh Eff (G I F)

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