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From: neal@weitek.UUCP (Neal Bedard)
Newsgroups: net.emacs
Subject: Re: EMACS -- What does it mean?
Message-ID: <276@weitek.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 20:07:42 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 23 20:07:42 1985
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In article <1771@saber.UUCP>, turner@saber.UUCP (D'arc Angel @ The Houses of the Holy) writes:
> very interesting, but what does GNU stand for ?
> -- 
> 			god bless Lily St. Cyr
> 			 -Rocky Horror Picture Show
> 
> Name:	James Turner
> Mail:	Saber Technology, 2381 Bering Drive, San Jose, California 95131

GNU = Gnu's Not UNIX. There is also MINCE, for Mince Is Not a Complete Emacs.

More recursive acronyms, anyone?

-Neal

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"whaddya mean there were bullet-holes in his mirror..."
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