Okay, so Gav finally let us know who Linus was named after...
Personally I thought it was Torvalds, as with the Linux/Penguin connection...
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Linus
by MaxJenius on Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:31 am
Whan the April de shores soote, de draght of Marche hath pierced to the roote. Und bathed every veine, in switch liquor...
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Re: Linus
by Gav on Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:49 pm
What a weirdly timed reply. Exactly one year later!
The name was meant to evoke all those comparisons (Van Pelt, Torvalds, Pauling...) You can imagine Gav pronounces it "Lie-nus" while Danny or Aamu says "Lee-nus." You could say the "right" namesake is Van Pelt because Gav "named" him, but if you go back to the origins, you'll see that Gav claims Linus told him his name:
http://www.nukees.com/d/20000225.html
Of course, Linus doesn't talk...
I'll leave it at that.
The name was meant to evoke all those comparisons (Van Pelt, Torvalds, Pauling...) You can imagine Gav pronounces it "Lie-nus" while Danny or Aamu says "Lee-nus." You could say the "right" namesake is Van Pelt because Gav "named" him, but if you go back to the origins, you'll see that Gav claims Linus told him his name:
http://www.nukees.com/d/20000225.html
Of course, Linus doesn't talk...
I'll leave it at that.
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