Christoph Lohmann <2...@r-36.net> wrote: > On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:07:18 +0100 Carlos Torres <vlaadbr...@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. -- Julien
