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2000 Sep 07
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AW: What's in a name
...ion; Squish became the name of one of the Ogg codecs. For that
reason, we usually just refer to it as Ogg when there's no Netrek context
nearby. The Ogg project has nothing to do with the common surname 'Ogg'. Nor
is it named after 'Nanny Ogg' from the Terry Pratchett book _Wyrd Sisters_.
The 'Thor-and-the-Snake' logo is drawn somewhat from Norse mythology; the
real symbolism is the sine-curve shape of the snake. Thor is hefting
Mjollnir about to compress the periodic signal Jörmungandr... See, it all
makes sense.
Vorbis, on the other hand is named after the Terry Pratch...