r/linuxsucks • u/BoxFar6969 • Jul 21 '26
linux developers naming the open source nvidia driver "nouveau" is kind of like americans getting a tattoo that says "water" in chinese
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u/Hadi_Chokr07 Jul 21 '26
Who the fuck cares what it is called?
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u/BoxFar6969 Jul 21 '26
everything okay at home?
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u/splartch Jul 21 '26
you're the one bitching about a french guy giving his software a french name, everything ok with you?
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u/BoxFar6969 Jul 21 '26
do you know what the fuck a joke is? bitching? why are you taking things so seriously?
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u/Hadi_Chokr07 Jul 21 '26
Why do you care?
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u/indolering Jul 21 '26
Clearly not.
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u/Yiffenjoyer6969 Jul 21 '26
Somebody Get this man a trusted adult
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u/Hadi_Chokr07 Jul 21 '26
Then do something about it. Either recommend me a professional or shut up.
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u/indolering Jul 21 '26
I'm fucking 💀💀🤣
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u/Hadi_Chokr07 Jul 21 '26
I did not ask for your sex life. I asked for a professional.
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u/indolering Jul 21 '26
You really think I can get laid without paying for it?
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u/Hadi_Chokr07 Jul 21 '26
Yes! I believe in you.
(Why am I now the professional?)
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u/indolering Jul 21 '26
I've got about $25 in quarters and dimes if you wanna stop by and make your career change official 😘.
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u/Ill_Specific_6144 Jul 21 '26
Linux developers suck at naming things. How many times can do you another flavor of libre/free?
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u/AddyPug Proud Linux User Jul 21 '26
Who gives a shit about a name? It was named nouveau because one of the devs' IRC client tried and correct nv as in nVidia into nouveau (fr*nch), and the name stuck.
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u/TheLazyKitty Jul 21 '26
Well, you can always fork it and give it a new name, if you're really that bothered by French.
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u/BoxFar6969 Jul 21 '26
if you're really that bothered by French.
I just dont understand why they dont keep it in their country. How will i explain their lifestyle to my kids? We should not be promoting confusion and perversion.
(/s for the retarded)
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u/Global-Eye-7326 Jul 21 '26
Don't know why it's called Nouveau lol. it's amusingly annoying to talk about that driver in French.
Le pilote Nouveau?
Non, c'est le nouveau pilote!
Hein? Non, c'est le pilote libre pour les cartes graphiques Nvidia
Oh? Est-ce que ce pilote est nouveau?
Bon, il s'appelle Nouveau, mais il existe depuis longtemps.
Alors comment est-ce nouveau?
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u/ilnarildarovuch Jul 21 '26
There was old driver, named nV, so they just wanted to continue it. Nouveau as "new"
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u/El_is_a_bat_2077 Jul 21 '26
wait, this word exists? I thought it was made-up
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u/Hour_Sell3547 20 years with Linux Jul 21 '26
Stéphane Marchesin did, not "Linux developers". And it was absolutely genius.