The origin of 'KERMIT' (Was Re: Origin of 'awk')

Peter J. Holsberg pjh at mccc.UUCP
Mon Mar 28 02:47:41 AEST 1988


In article <1590005 at otter.hple.hp.com> tjfs at otter.hple.hp.com (Tim Steele) writes:
|I have also seen (in Kermit documentation) the assertion that Kermit was used
|as it is the Celtic [sic] word for 'free'.
|
|Tim


"Kermit" is the Celtic word for "Beat L.A."!  :-)
-- 
Peter Holsberg                  UUCP: {rutgers!}princeton!mccc!pjh
Technology Division             CompuServe: 70240,334
Mercer College                  GEnie: PJHOLSBERG
Trenton, NJ 08690               Voice: 1-609-586-4800



More information about the Comp.unix.wizards mailing list