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These 3 Linux software names make a lot more sense once you know the full story
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Terminal commands and FOSS philosophies aside, one of the biggest challenges new Linux folks face is just the sheer number of odd and difficult-to-pronounce names for things. I'll explain a few of them and their interesting origins.
Being an open source operating system with a lot of open source software, Linux constantly invites the proliferation of weird naming choices. Apps and tools get forked and cloned all over, and the people in charge of those projects aren't being told what they can and can't call them. It's hard to avoid, but with a little bit of background you can sometimes at least discover the logic of the name.