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by Borborygymus 1038 days ago
Software project name DNA.

MicroEmacs -> Pico -> Nano -> Micro
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einr 1038 days ago
PICO is the PIne COmposer -- the editor that came with PINE, the e-mail client.
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Borborygymus 1037 days ago
Pico was based on MicroEmacs 3.6. Nano is an open source clone of Pico - there's definite DNA in that series. I'm assuming not in this new Micro, but it's faintly amusing that the name seems to be a play on something that was a play on a name which was a play on a historical namesake of the new thing.

Circles.

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cmrdporcupine 1037 days ago
Mildly amusing joke, but, as sibling pointed out, different lineage.
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