Christoph Lohmann <20h_AT_r-36.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:07:18 +0100 Carlos Torres <vlaadbrain_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Does suckless really mean "stink free" in German?
>
> No, but »suck« has many meanings in English, which is why it was picked
> for the English propaganda. But in German »stinkt weniger« sounds less
> obvious than »stinkfrei«.
>
To me the less in suckless was nearer to the german suffix "los" than to german "weniger"
but it's maybe a bit idealistic.
I don't know if "sauglos" means something in german but "saugt los" definitely does.
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Julien
Received on Fri Dec 21 2012 - 19:11:52 CET