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Re:Riot is now Element by oehtXRwMkIs on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @05:04AM (#23842833)
funny thing about git is as a non-Brit, I thought for the longest time it was a made up word.
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Re:Riot is now Element by Xenoamorphous on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:05AM (#23844002)
I thought so too (not a native English speaker, had never seen that word before) until I read a quote from Linus saying that he likes to name his projects after himself.
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Re:Riot is now Element by rayhem_ on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:02AM (#23844550)
All words are made up words.
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