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Re:Moving the joyent/libuv repository to libuv/libuv by vkjv on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @11:31AM (#8663072)
I guess the "uv" in "libuv" stands for "unicorn velociraptor."

Edit:

"libuv" stand for "Librarian Unicorn Velociraptor". http://logs.nodejs.org/libuv/2012-09-09

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Re:Moving the joyent/libuv repository to libuv/libuv by cpeterso on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @02:59PM (#8664298)
What did the "uv" in stand for originally?
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Re:Moving the joyent/libuv repository to libuv/libuv by oso2k on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @04:21PM (#8664660)
Don't quote me, but, I believe the expectation was that when you linked to it, you would be linking with "luv". Hence

cc -luv myapp.o -o myapp

This is intended to be much like the effect of GNU libiberty [0] (cc -liberty myapp.o -o myapp).

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libiberty

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Re:Moving the joyent/libuv repository to libuv/libuv by michaelmior on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @11:43AM (#8663142)
Ha! Did not hear this before :)
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