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by indescions_2018 2936 days ago
"Kubernetes" is an Ancient Greek word meaning "more containers than customers"

https://twitter.com/srbaker/status/1002286820078571532
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smnrchrds 2936 days ago
I assume it is written in the style of "Ubuntu is an ancient african word, meaning 'I can't configure Debian."
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StavrosK 2936 days ago
It is, "kubernetes" is actually the root of the word "governor", with similar meaning in ancient and modern Greek.

The naming of the software makes for very unfortunate conversations if you're talking to other Greeks about it.

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kbenson 2936 days ago
This totally could have come from DevOps Borat. [1]

1: https://mobile.twitter.com/devops_borat

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