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Re:Pigz: Parallel gzip for modern multi-processor, multi-cor... by fleetside72 on Friday May 12, 2023 @08:40AM (#35915368)
I was mostly interested in the name and the pronunciation section kind of ruined it for me
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Re:Pigz: Parallel gzip for modern multi-processor, multi-cor... by kps on Friday May 12, 2023 @09:34AM (#35916033)
If it's to be pig-zee (pixie) for the Americans, it can be pig-zed (pig's head) for the rest of us.
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Re:Pigz: Parallel gzip for modern multi-processor, multi-cor... by lkuty on Friday May 12, 2023 @01:48PM (#35919557)
That's funny. Exactly, in french we pronounce z like zed and so that allows us to keep the funny part. Even funnier than "pigs". Thanks
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Re:Pigz: Parallel gzip for modern multi-processor, multi-cor... by lkuty on Friday May 12, 2023 @01:45PM (#35919519)
I will pronounce it like "pigs" anyway. More fun.
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Re:Pigz: Parallel gzip for modern multi-processor, multi-cor... by nammi on Friday May 12, 2023 @03:19PM (#35920943)
That's really confusing since `pixz` exists and its "pixie" pronunciation actually works

https://github.com/vasi/pixz

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