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Re: what does GNATS stand for?
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Rick Macdonald |
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Re: what does GNATS stand for? |
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Mon, 8 Oct 2001 15:00:40 -0600 (MDT) |
On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, holly sadeghi wrote:
> can you guys tell me what GNATS stands for?
> G N A T ? where does it come from ?
> thanks :)
It's origins are likely from the little bugs (flies) called gnats. There
is a GNU package called GNAT which is the GNU Ada Technology (or
Translator or something) that is a programming language and compiler.
Early in GNATS v3 development they tried to change to a different name to
avoid confusion: PRMS, Problem Report Management System. Some of the
documentation was changed but the switch was never completed.
...RickM...