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kristopolous
11 months ago
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The first stable release of a memory safe sudo imp...
So let's settle this. Does sudo rhyme with judo or voodoo?
jjgreen
11 months ago
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su(peruser) do, so soodoo
kristopolous
11 months ago
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Language isn't necessarily that logical. It can be whatever he says it is.
jjgreen
11 months ago
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Language will evolve as it will, the person who invents a word does not get to tell the world how it will be pronounced for the rest of time.
kristopolous
11 months ago
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Cool I'll pronounce it ghoti then
jjgreen
11 months ago
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Your grandchildren may
flexagoon
11 months ago
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It actually stands for "substitute user do" now
_wf2l
11 months ago
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how do you pronounce gif
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