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authorThomas Schwinge <tschwinge@gnu.org>2008-11-05 18:54:52 +0100
committerThomas Schwinge <tschwinge@gnu.org>2008-11-05 18:54:52 +0100
commitddf77132bf33cd7807e9614d37dd7b3e3703a994 (patch)
tree14d44d20e1e80c346aeffedb20352da5cdc2fad6 /hurd
parent7ccfcbe2c1cb970845d5a7fb2ab02287a71333fe (diff)
Add source and align to it.
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-rw-r--r--hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/gramatically_speaking.mdwn6
-rw-r--r--hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/origin_of_the_name.mdwn20
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/gramatically_speaking.mdwn b/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/gramatically_speaking.mdwn
index d5322693..4a2ddc67 100644
--- a/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/gramatically_speaking.mdwn
+++ b/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/gramatically_speaking.mdwn
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ is included in the section entitled
[[meta title="Grammatically speaking..."]]
-> *Hurd*, as an acronym, stands for *Hird of [[Unix]]-Replacing Daemons*.
-> *Hird*, in turn, stands for *Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth*.
+> [[It's_time_to_explain|origin_of_the_name]] the meaning of *Hurd*.
+>
+> *Hurd* stands for *Hird of [[Unix]]-Replacing Daemons*.
+> And, then, *Hird* stands for *Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth*.
The Hurd has its share of linguistic debate. The subject of proper usage comes
up quite often.
diff --git a/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/origin_of_the_name.mdwn b/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/origin_of_the_name.mdwn
index 677f100d..3527703a 100644
--- a/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/origin_of_the_name.mdwn
+++ b/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/origin_of_the_name.mdwn
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@ is included in the section entitled
[[meta title="Origin of the Name"]]
-<!-- TODO. Source? -->
-
-According to Thomas Bushnell, the primary architect of the Hurd:
-
-> *Hurd*, as an acronym, stands for *Hird of [[Unix]]-Replacing Daemons*.
-> *Hird*, in turn, stands for *Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth*.
-
-> We have here, to my knowledge, the first software to be named by a pair of
-> mutually recursive acronyms.
+[According to Thomas
+Bushnell](http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~trent/gnu/hurd/hurd-name), the primary
+architect of the Hurd:
+
+> It's time to explain the meaning of *Hurd*.
+>
+> *Hurd* stands for *Hird of [[Unix]]-Replacing Daemons*.
+> And, then, *Hird* stands for *Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth*.
+>
+> We have here, to my knowledge, the first software to be named by a
+> pair of mutually recursive acronyms.
[Quoting](http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/help-hurd/2002-10/msg00099.html)
him further: