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aaronbrethorst
on Jan 10, 2023
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Names should be cute, not descriptive
NeXTStep used "NX" prefixes, and its successor, OpenStep, used the prefix "NS". "NX" stood for "NeXT", "NS" stood for "NeXT and Sun".
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15973609
spfzero
on Jan 10, 2023
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IIRC the NS prefix was in use long before there were any dealings with Sun. There was software development going on at NeXT before they had the name for the OS ("NeXTStep"). So, NX for NeXT, NS for NeXTStep.
dlivingston
on Jan 10, 2023
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The comments on your linked post seem to indicate that NS referring to "NeXT & Sun" is highly controversial.
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