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fookertoday at 4:12 AM4 repliesview on HN

What's the rationale for naming it after yourself?


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nospicetoday at 5:56 AM

Cough Linux cough

You're getting cool tech for free. You can use it or not use it. Complaining about the name is weird.

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yjftsjthsd-htoday at 6:13 AM

Another option: It's genuinely easier, for what amounts to namespacing reasons. Like, if I came up with a cool new C compiler, I'd probably name it ${MYNAME}cc just because that's an easy identifier that is very unlikely to have a collision and doesn't require me to spend time thinking of some name that is clever, unique, and accurately conveys what the project is about.

quotemstrtoday at 5:35 AM

Throughout history, the prospect of glory has motivated people to do great deeds. Nothing wrong with it now.

airstriketoday at 4:20 AM

Pride is as good a reason as any other