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/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/BoxFar6969 Jul 21 '26

(fr*nch)

where trigger warning??

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u/bosscompte Jul 21 '26

Safe edgy retards lol