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| author | Stephen L. Favor <sfavor@corridor.com> | 1999-01-11 14:45:29 +0000 |
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| committer | Stephen L. Favor <sfavor@corridor.com> | 1999-01-11 14:45:29 +0000 |
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diff --git a/hurd-name.html b/hurd-name.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..79aa5b9d --- /dev/null +++ b/hurd-name.html @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN"> +<HTML> +<HEAD> +<TITLE>What the name Hurd means - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)</TITLE> +<LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:webmasters@www.gnu.org"> +</HEAD> +<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#1F00FF" ALINK="#FF0000" VLINK="#9900DD"> +<H3>What the name ``Hurd'' means</H3> +<A HREF="/graphics/hurd_sm_mf.jpg"><IMG SRC="/graphics/hurd_sm_mf.jpg" + ALT=" [image of a Hurd Metafont Logo] " + WIDTH="333" HEIGHT="80"> (jpeg 10k)</A> +<A HREF="/graphics/hurd_mf.jpg">(jpeg 20k)</A> +<A HREF="/philosophy/gif.html">no gifs due to patent problems</A> + +<P> + +"Hurd" stands for "Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons". +And, then, "Hird" stands for "Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth". + +<P> + +We have here, to my knowledge, the first software to be named by a +pair of mutually recursive acronyms. + +<P> + +---Michael (now Thomas) Bushnell + +<HR> + +Return to <A HREF="/home.html">GNU's home page</A>. +<P> +FSF & GNU inquiries & questions to +<A HREF="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><EM>gnu@gnu.org</EM></A>. +Other <A HREF="/home.html#ContactInfo">ways to contact</A> the FSF. +<P> +Comments on these web pages to +<A HREF="mailto:webmasters@www.gnu.org"><EM>webmasters@www.gnu.org</EM></A>, +send other questions to +<A HREF="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><EM>gnu@gnu.org</EM></A>. +<P> +Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc., +59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA +<P> +Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is +permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.<P> +Updated: +<!-- hhmts start --> +16 Feb 1998 tower +<!-- hhmts end --> +<HR> +</BODY> +</HTML> |