Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 05 February 2008 17:32 : \____
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> ____/ Linonut on Sunday 03 February 2008 17:08 : \____
>>>
>>>> * Roy Schestowitz peremptorily fired off this memo:
>>>>
>>>>> Git is the next Unix
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>| Much like Unix itself, git's actual software doesn't matter; it's the
>>>>>| file format, the concepts, that change everything.
>>>>>|
>>>>>| Whether they're called git or not, some amazing things will come of this.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.advogato.org/person/apenwarr/diary/371.html
>>>>
>>>> A bit overstated.
>>>>
>>>> But...
>>>>
>>>> Git 'er done!
>>>
>>> Cheeky git. A product with such a name would never fly in the UK...
>>>
>>
>> The name is dreadful.
>
> Depends where you live and/or grow up. How about Virgin
> Airlines/Trains/whatever?
Ah, now that's just good marketing. I recall when Virgin records was
started... most of the buyers of the singles were virgins... and I'm
100% certain that they didn't miss the reference. It's one of the
cleverest bits of branding I've ever seen.
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