From kde-faq  Fri Nov 24 15:11:30 2000
From: Lee Wee Tiong <t29v1051 () ip ! media ! kyoto-u ! ac ! jp>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 15:11:30 +0000
To: kde-faq
Subject: Re: [Kde-faq] 2.2. What does the K in KDE stand for?
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Dear Franz,

> I just wanted to propose a correction to the KDE-FAQ:
> 
> > 2.2. What does the K in KDE stand for?
> > Nothing. It is simply the K Desktop Environment, just like the X
> > in the X Window System&trade;.
> 
> I don't think this ist completely true. In fact, when the KDE-Project
> was started, the K stood for "Kool". Have a look at the original
> news-article that started it all, for example at:
> 
> http://www.via.ecp.fr/lyx/archive/9610/msg00368.html

thanks for the above info; will correct the entry.

> BTW: what does the G in GNU stand for?

well well isn't it GNU? ;)  But my all-time favorite has to be HURD.

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