Eric Frederickson

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Frequently Asked Questions

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-- Why the name "emfred"?

The name “emfred” is derived from my full name:


Eric M. Frederickson
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e    m  fred

Its brevity was inspired by the UNIX tradition of naming command-line programs in the most concise way possible (e.g. “cp” for “copy files”, “sed” for “stream editor”, et cetera).


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