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by DeathArrow 922 days ago
I thought the post is about Delphi, the language. Why chose a name already used in tech? There are many ancient Greek cities if you fancy naming your product after one of them.
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I guess because the clones are seen as oracles (mediums of the gods), and the temple at Delphi was famously known for its oracle, Pythia.
They should have called it Oracle, then ;)