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Re: what gnu means?

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From: Chris Moller
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 14:26
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In article <1c0u9fINNell@sgi2.mathstat.uoguelph.ca>, kzhan@sgi1 (Kaijun Zhan) writes:
> 
> I don't know what GNU{...} means.

It's a recursive acronym:  G - GNU's
                           N - Not
                           U - UNIX

> --
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~        
>  KAIJUN S. ZHAN                          || (519)824-4120 Ext. 8325/6558           
>  Internet:kzhan@sgi1.mathstat.uoguelph.ca||                                     
>  Internet:kzhan@sgi2.mathstat.uoguelph.ca|| "Three generates everything".       
>  Internet:gilwf16@vm.uoguelph.ca         ||                                     
>                     _____________________||      -- Lao Zi (Old Man)            
>                     || Comment: no comment.          
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-- 
IBM pays absolutely no attention to my
opinions, ergo the foregoing cannot	
possibly represent its position.	
					
Christian H. L. Moller			
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From: moller@austin.ibm.com (Chris Moller)
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Subject: Re: what gnu means?
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