Betula – federated bookmarking software for the independent web

Re:Betula – federated bookmarking software for the independe... by SpaceGlow on Sunday June 09, 2024 @08:45AM (#40624071)

Any etymology other than "female virgin" in hebrew?

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Re:Betula – federated bookmarking software for the independe... by TrickyFoxy on Sunday June 09, 2024 @08:49AM (#40624086)

> A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch

You can see that the Mastodon account is made in the style of the bark of this tree

https://fosstodon.org/@betula

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Re:Betula – federated bookmarking software for the independe... by kseistrup on Sunday June 09, 2024 @09:49AM (#40624418)

Also, it's association with “mycorrhiza” reveals the proper context.

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Re:Betula – federated bookmarking software for the independe... by SpaceGlow on Monday June 10, 2024 @04:55PM (#40638966)

Thank you!

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Re:Betula – federated bookmarking software for the independe... by mda on Sunday June 09, 2024 @10:10AM (#40624533)

Betul (with umlaut) is a common Turkish name as well, from Arabic, of similar meaning. Also name of birch tree and related things, e.g. Fomitopsis betulina for birch fungus.

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