What does UV stand for in libuv?

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FAU

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Dec 27, 2014, 5:37:35 AM12/27/14
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Fedor Indutny

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Dec 27, 2014, 6:17:38 AM12/27/14
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I think you forgot to write actual text for your email.

On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 5:34 PM, FAU <f...@riseup.net> wrote:


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FAU

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Dec 27, 2014, 11:45:07 AM12/27/14
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The question is in the subject line.

What does UV stand for in libuv?

Ben Noordhuis

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Dec 27, 2014, 11:46:52 AM12/27/14
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On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 5:43 PM, FAU <f...@riseup.net> wrote:
> The question is in the subject line.
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> What does UV stand for in libuv?

Unicorn Velociraptor, it's in the logo[0]!

[0] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libuv/libuv/master/img/banner.png

Iñaki Baz Castillo

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Dec 27, 2014, 11:48:24 AM12/27/14
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Did it stand for that before the logo was chosen?

Ben Noordhuis

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Dec 27, 2014, 12:13:19 PM12/27/14
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On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Iñaki Baz Castillo <i...@aliax.net> wrote:
> Did it stand for that before the logo was chosen?

Yes, although initially it stood for nothing. People kept asking
though, so we made something up. Honorable mentions go to 'Ultra
Viole[n]t', 'Utopian Vanguard' and 'Unladen Velocity.'

Joe Love

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Dec 27, 2014, 11:45:13 PM12/27/14
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So, now it's "unicorn velociraptor?"

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Andrius Bentkus

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Dec 28, 2014, 9:36:13 AM12/28/14
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I think it was Ultra eVent.
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