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		kps on May 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pigz: Parallel gzip for modern multi-processor, mu... If it's to be pig-zee (pixie) for the Americans, it can be pig-zed (pig's head) for the rest of us.

lkuty on May 12, 2023 [–]

That's funny. Exactly, in french we pronounce z like zed and so that allows us to keep the funny part. Even funnier than "pigs". Thanks

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