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		budman1 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We're pausing Asimov Press I get the reference to deb and ian (two people), but not git ?

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joseda-hg 2 days ago | [–]

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"I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First Linux, now git." - Linus Torvalds

Git

noun - derogatory

An unpleasant or contemptible person (typically used of a man).

embedding-shape 2 days ago | [–]

Linus famously named git after himself.

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