On Sun, 10 Dec 2006, Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen wrote: > > Chris McCormick: > >On Sat, Dec 09, 2006 at 12:15:54PM -0800, michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> On Sat, 9 Dec 2006, Brad Fuller wrote: > >> >michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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". > > > >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. > > > > 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) > > Heres the direct link: http://g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob/show.phtml?filenr=1/85/21669.html
