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  • 𝖕𝖘𝖊𝖚𝖉@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlFirefox gang raise
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    1 year ago

    Originally called Phoenix, since it was Netscape Navigator, reborn.

    But Phoenix Technologies disliked that, so they renamed to a descriptive name for the same immortal bird – Firebird.

    The Firebird database people would have none of that, so after a few-months gap between 0.x releases, they found the closest thing they possibly could which was not trademarked. It had nothing to do with the original name idea, fire being a weak link.

    And we’ve been stuck with that stupid name for two decades.