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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 17:27:29 GMT
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On Sun, 19 Mar 2000 12:39:10 +0300, "Al Amzeen (Alexandr Amzin)"
<amzeen AT mtu-net DOT ru> wrote:

>Greetings, Prashant TR <tr AT midpec DOT com>! You wrote:
>> > > I think there may be an element of irony in that name. Most people
>seem to
>> > > be missing that.
>> > Yes the same way as GNU (Gnu's Not Unix) is named.
>> GNU's not Unix! Where is the irony?
>In decoding process. Decode it twice:
>GNU's not Unix, is not Unix.
>
>Keep that line and you'll soon cause stack overflow ;).

Some programming languages can catch that kind of recursion.
Which is why the GNU project calls "its" kernel HURD.
  HURD is a HIRD of UNIX-Replacing Daemons.
  HIRD is a HURD of Interfaces Representing Depth.
A bit tougher to catch:
HURD is a HURD of Interfaces Representing Depth of UNIX-Replacing
Daemons of Interfaces Representing Depth of UNIX-Replacing Daemons...

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