On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 10:06 AM, David Chelimsky <dchelim...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 8:49 AM, James Byrne <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > > Pardon my ignorance, but exactly what does _fu mean WRT Ruby plugins, > > gems and such? > > > > I have run across this suffix a number of times in Ruby and Rails, > > always in connection with some add-on or extension. In the original > > context that I encountered '_fu' I inferred that it probably stood for > > file upload. However, its widespread use in other contexts evidently > > disproves this interpretation. So, does it have a meaning? Does it > > derive from the foo in foobar? Does it stand for functional update? Or, > > is it an obscure cultural reference to Ruby's Japanese origins? > > http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200601/25/eng20060125_238295.html > > And of course according to the last meaning of Fu in that article*, the technical meaning of Fu is Fu is having the ability to run Windows applications on Linux or OS X. <G> * "Fu is having wine" -- Rick DeNatale Blog: http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/RickDeNatale
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