jointhehorse

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   by jointhehorse 3y ago

   That is almost certainly a retcon - their FAQ used to say otherwise, back in the late 1990s: > Why the name "Apache"? > A cute name which stuck. Apache is "A PAtCHy server". It was based on some existing code an
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   by jointhehorse 3y ago

   Worse how? The ASF isn't murdering anyone or saying that mass killings from hundreds of years ago were a good thing. All they did was reuse a name. What's the problem?
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   by jointhehorse 3y ago

   It's no worse than Amazon being named after the rainforest and river despite not originating there, or Apple being named after the fruit despite not being a greengrocer. Names get reused, it's not a big deal.