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Re: A new Curl logo

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Post by throwanem »

MoSal wrote: post #62
jameshart wrote: post #51

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Almost. The file: signifies the protocol. The /// is actually // / with an empty machinename as a shorthand for 'localhost'.

Interesting. Why is this interpreted as a relative path? cd /etc curl file://resolv.conf

Well, it's ill-formed, so what the UA does with it isn't really specified; cURL presumably treats it as a path relative to . because that's what the developer(s) decided that cURL should do. (For comparison, Firefox transforms it into file:///resolv.conf, then tries to find /resolv.conf on localhost and fails.)

Re: A new Curl logo

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Post by kqr »

voidz wrote: post #59
perlgeek wrote: post #52

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Speaking of potentially ambiguous pronunciations, I recently learned that Dr. Richard Hipp, the creator of SQLite, pronounce it Es Que Ell-ite or Sequel-ite, the -ite postfix being inspired by minerals/rocks (like stalagmite). Source: https://changelog.com/201/

I say 'es queue lite' and like it that way.

This is the way I've said it too, but "sequelite" is too good to give up on.

Re: A new Curl logo

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Post by kqr »

lucideer wrote: post #67
AstroJetson wrote: post #42

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Another one is Tuple (like in a data base) Too pool -or- Tup ulll -or- Tup lee So many choice from just five letters....

Tuple is a mathematical term predating computers, and the "-tuple" suffix is older again, so pronunciation shouldn't be as ambiguous as the other, newly invented terms. (It's historically rhymed with couple) On the other hand, a lot of Latin-originating words have had their pronunciations changed in US English, the canonical example being data (from UK English "da-ta" to US English "day-ta", which has now begun to be…

> (It's historically rhymed with couple)

So it's true! It is pronounced with a short initial syllable. I've always pronounced it along the lines of toople.

Re: A new Curl logo

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Post by kqr »

dfcowell wrote: post #64
jrcii wrote: post #30

Great! NetBSD fixed this "logo" http://www.netbsd.org/images/NetBSD-old.jpg Now all we need is for R to get rid of this monstrosity http://www.jeveuxetredatascientist.fr/wp-content/uploads/201... and we'll be on a roll.

I know that mentioning PHP on here is grounds for crucifixion, but the fact that Composer ( https://getcomposer.org/ ) has a conductor as its identity has always bothered me.

They even serve different images with different colours on each refresh!

Re: A new Curl logo

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Post by forgotpwtomain »

AnkhMorporkian wrote: post #65
mrow84 wrote: post #28

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That was too traumatic to contemplate, so I referred to the FAQ and found relief in section 1.1: "We pronounce curl and cURL with an initial k sound: [kurl]." They do, however, note that the "fact it can also be pronounced 'see URL' also helped" [to choose the name].

That reminds me that I had been using sudo for close to 15 years before I realized that it was a combination of 'su' and 'do.' I'm still not sure if it's properly pronounced 'pseudo' or 'sue-doo', but it really blew my mind once I figured out the name. Edit: Changed 'sue-do' to 'sue-doo' to make it less ambiguous.

I always though it was abbreviated of super-do - much like the other unixisms (ls, cd etc.)

Re: A new Curl logo

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Post by geon »

psj wrote: post #58
gregmac wrote: post #53

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Wait, is that wrong? I've only ever met a single person that pronounced URL like "Earl". Everyone else says the letters, and thus, you get "see you are ell". I tend to go back and forth with cURL, sometimes calling it "kurl". Same problem with SQL. Is it "ess que ell" or "sequel"?

"Sequel", or "skewl" when I'm in a hurry. Who has time to say "ess que ell"?

That's why I say "postgres", not "postgre sql".

Re: A new Curl logo

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Post by jrcii »

efaref wrote: post #24

For something that claims to "grok" URLs, using "://" as part of the logo seems to be misunderstanding how URLs (are supposed to) work. According to RFC3986, URIs (the proper name; URLs are a kind of URI) are correctly of the form: : For some schemes, the may contain a , the format for which is: // [/ ] | So it's only hierarchical URIs with a defined authority that have the (admittedly iconic) "://" in them. I know m…

Every time I see the word grok I grok in my mouth a little.

Re: A new Curl logo

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Post by mpnordland »

AnkhMorporkian wrote: post #65
mrow84 wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That was too traumatic to contemplate, so I referred to the FAQ and found relief in section 1.1: "We pronounce curl and cURL with an initial k sound: [kurl]." They do, however, note that the "fact it can also be pronounced 'see URL' also helped" [to choose the name].

That reminds me that I had been using sudo for close to 15 years before I realized that it was a combination of 'su' and 'do.' I'm still not sure if it's properly pronounced 'pseudo' or 'sue-doo', but it really blew my mind once I figured out the name. Edit: Changed 'sue-do' to 'sue-doo' to make it less ambiguous.

> I'm still not sure if it's properly pronounced 'pseudo' or 'sue-do

Those are both pronounced the same way.

Re: A new Curl logo

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Post by mathgeek »

Reminds me of the Steam logo at first glance. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but there's definitely a strong connection in my mind between that logo and Steam now.
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