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Free software has some glib naming conventions (feddit.uk)
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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 21 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 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 6 hours ago (1 children)

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

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