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Why do we have a library named CACA

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Why do we have a library named libcaca?????????

If I translated it to english, libcaca ==> libs**t, every one would be up-in-arms

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DuaneMorgan (johannarnold) said : 		#1

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

They know. Look at their website :)

There is a lot of humour (toilet or otherwise) in Linux command names and libraries

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

https://wiki.debian.org/WhyTheName

Explains thusly:

libcaca pretends to be an acronym for "Color AsCii Art", but really it's self-deprecating code: "caca" means "poo" in French. As the website explains (via a quote in French), "everything useful is ugly"

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

British person here. I wouldn't be up in arms. I'd laugh. There is a coding language called "brainfuck". It's not that big of a deal.

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