From ddf77132bf33cd7807e9614d37dd7b3e3703a994 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 18:54:52 +0100 Subject: Add source and align to it. --- hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/gramatically_speaking.mdwn | 6 ++++-- hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/origin_of_the_name.mdwn | 20 +++++++++++--------- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) (limited to 'hurd') 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"]] - - -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: -- cgit v1.2.3