Whats GNU stand for??

z0mb13

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Originally posted by: SweetSweetLeroyBrown
gnu = gnu's not unix

so is this an infinite loop??:D

gnu =
gnu's not unix =
(gnu's not unix)'s not unix =
((gnu's not unix)'s not unix)'s not unix = ad infinitum..


 

xSauronx

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Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: SweetSweetLeroyBrown
gnu = gnu's not unix

so is this an infinite loop??:D

gnu =
gnu's not unix =
(gnu's not unix)'s not unix =
((gnu's not unix)'s not unix)'s not unix = ad infinitum..

yes, its recursive, someone thought it humorous im sure
 

ViRGE

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Originally posted by: xSauronx
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: SweetSweetLeroyBrown
gnu = gnu's not unix

so is this an infinite loop??:D

gnu =
gnu's not unix =
(gnu's not unix)'s not unix =
((gnu's not unix)'s not unix)'s not unix = ad infinitum..

yes, its recursive, someone thought it humorous im sure
LAME is also recursive: Lame Ain't an MP3 Encoder.
 

xSauronx

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Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: xSauronx
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: SweetSweetLeroyBrown
gnu = gnu's not unix

so is this an infinite loop??:D

gnu =
gnu's not unix =
(gnu's not unix)'s not unix =
((gnu's not unix)'s not unix)'s not unix = ad infinitum..

yes, its recursive, someone thought it humorous im sure
LAME is also recursive: Lame Ain't an MP3 Encoder.

i did not know this
 

deejayshakur

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Originally posted by: xSauronx
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: SweetSweetLeroyBrown
gnu = gnu's not unix

so is this an infinite loop??:D

gnu =
gnu's not unix =
(gnu's not unix)'s not unix =
((gnu's not unix)'s not unix)'s not unix = ad infinitum..

yes, its recursive, someone thought it humorous im sure

i did.
 

So

Lifer
Jul 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: deejayshakur
Originally posted by: xSauronx
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: SweetSweetLeroyBrown
gnu = gnu's not unix

so is this an infinite loop??:D

gnu =
gnu's not unix =
(gnu's not unix)'s not unix =
((gnu's not unix)'s not unix)'s not unix = ad infinitum..

yes, its recursive, someone thought it humorous im sure

i did.

as did I.
 

Jzero

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PHP - PHP Hypertext Processor

Frankly, I think so-called "Recursive Acronyms" are pretty stupid.
 

Kntx

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Originally posted by: Jzero
PHP - PHP Hypertext Processor

Frankly, I think so-called "Recursive Acronyms" are pretty stupid.


It's actually pre hypertext processor