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The GNU nano text editor is named by analogy

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Tags: text editors, history, nano, pico, pine, elm, analogies, open source, gnu, author.simon tatham, source.mastodon, short read
https://hachyderm.io/@simontatham/114341562056598649

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Simon Tatham (@simontatham@hachyderm.io)
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Simon Tatham
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Apr 15 2025

5 comments

  1. redwall_hp
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    Multics -> Unix -> Minix -> Linux comes to mind as a similar naming chain. Unix is a play on Multics, Minix is a mini Unix, and Linux was "Linus's Minix."

    Multics -> Unix -> Minix -> Linux comes to mind as a similar naming chain. Unix is a play on Multics, Minix is a mini Unix, and Linux was "Linus's Minix."

    11 votes
  2. BeanBurrito
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    One of the most useful *nix applications. I use it with Git and to edit config files all of the time.

    One of the most useful *nix applications. I use it with Git and to edit config files all of the time.

    5 votes
  3. [3]
    carrotflowerr
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    just gonna use this opportunity to say that I love emacs

    just gonna use this opportunity to say that I love emacs

    4 votes
    1. [2]
      Banazir
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      You misspelled Vim

      You misspelled Vim

      1. carrotflowerr
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        it's like comparing a hammer to an entire workshop

        it's like comparing a hammer to an entire workshop