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Free software has some glib naming conventions (feddit.uk)

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[–] QBertReynolds@sh.itjust.works 26 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I think this is sarcasm, but just in case it isn't... GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix".

[–] whosepoopisonmybuttocks@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 minutes ago

My guess for why they chose the letter g is that gnu can be phonetically the same as just nu, but keeps people from interpreting the name of the project as a dumb spelling of "new".