10 Dec
2006
10 Dec
'06
12:13 p.m.
On Sun, 10 Dec 2006, Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen wrote:
Chris McCormick:
Can't believe I actually wrote that. "svarkummin" means strong
desire, or even evil desire, not "Frö". "Frö" is just the swedish word
for
"to", and "av" is the swedish word for "have". Better get
some sleep.
On Sat, Dec 09, 2006 at 12:15:54PM -0800,
michael(a)michaelshiloh.com wrote:
Actually, "git" is a swedish word meaning something like "extreme
posession", or wanting something very bad. Its a word thats used
frequently to describe the devils wish for souls.
Quting from the online dictionary http://g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob/
on "git":
"BETYDELSE: frö av svartkummin."
Betydelse = Meaning
Frö = strong desire
av = to have
svartkummin = evil desire ("svart"=evil and "kummin"=desire)
On Sat, 9 Dec 2006, Brad Fuller wrote:
I always assumed that Linus named it "Git" after either Larry McVoy or
Tridge (or both!). I get the impression he didn't think particularly
highly of either of them after his workflow was interrupted so suddenly.
michael(a)michaelshiloh.com wrote:
>
> On Sat, 9 Dec 2006, Brad Fuller wrote:
> I couldn't understand the reference to "git". Is "git" the
parent of
> tamtam? I
git is a version control system that, apparently, the OLPC developers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_(software)
I feel so stupid. Of course. Git, as in "get".