Comments on: Etymology of A Distro

By: Weird quiz

Weird quiz — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:47:10 +0000

Thanks for the title update

By: DW

DW — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:42:44 +0000

Do a post on the etymology of the GIMP, LateX and BSD. They all sound dodgy and I think put people unfamiliar with the terms off using FOSS.

By: Scootch Over Tux, It's Gentoo The Cat's Time Now! | Royal HeHe2-ness!

Scootch Over Tux, It's Gentoo The Cat's Time Now! | Royal HeHe2-ness! — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:21:39 +0000

[...] a recent very popular blog post of mine, Etymology of A Distro, I mentioned that I convinced a friend to name her cat “Gentoo”. And since we all know [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:07:12 +0000

Not technically Linux but for all you distro surfers you could look at ReactOS, it is based on Linux instead of UNIX, I still use Linux but it is an intesting project until Microsoft sues them into submission.

By: Geoserv

Geoserv — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:46:22 +0000

STUMBLED!

Sweet list.

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By: Top Stumbles - Best of StumbleUpon

Top Stumbles - Best of StumbleUpon — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:42:36 +0000

Etymology of a Linux distro | Royal HeHe2-ness!…

How did Linux distros got their name? Well here are 35 of the most popular Linux distros out there, and their etymology…

By: wejde

wejde — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:57:08 +0000

So many distros, so little time.
Will I ever see my family again?

By: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Linux Users | Royal HeHe2-ness!

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Linux Users | Royal HeHe2-ness! — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:19:35 +0000

[...] I personally tried out at least 10 distros, 4 desktops, and 5 window managers. My recent article Etymology of A Distro got me interested in a couple more distros such as Zenwalk, Foresight, and Sabayon. Play the field, [...]

By: How *nix Distros Got Their Names? | PinoyTux Weblog

How *nix Distros Got Their Names? | PinoyTux Weblog — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:18:14 +0000

[...] are more interesting distro names that you can read over at hehe2.net’s blog who lists a few more distros and their name meanings and it is worth checking [...]

By: Patrik

Patrik — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:10:03 +0000

No worries, I am sorry if I came off a bit strong. It just didn’t seem to fit into the rest of the post.