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[–] daniyeg@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

aw that's nice. i wondered what it had to do with the GNU projects but turns out it's just a reference to real world GNU.

[–] theturtlemoves@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

It's definitely a reference to the GNU projects. That particular story has a lot of parallels to the history of programming, with a bunch of nerdy hackers helping the hero beat an evil corporation.

It's definitely a nod to Stallman in the books, there's a good overlap between Linux nerds and Discworld nerds lol