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Impi Linux 2 to be launched at open source Installfest (ITWeb)

Impi Linux 2 to be launched at open source Installfest (ITWeb)

Posted Aug 30, 2004 8:23 UTC (Mon) by eru (subscriber, #2753)
Parent article: Impi Linux 2 to be launched at open source Installfest (ITWeb)

I wonder wher the name comes from? First glancing at the post I thought it was a Finnish distro, because "impi" is an old word for "virgin" in Finnish. I guess there is a South African language that uses it for somethings else. Unless this turns out to be one of those rare mystifying cases where totally unrelated languages that have had no contacts with each other share a word...


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Impi Linux 2 to be launched at open source Installfest (ITWeb)

Posted Sep 2, 2004 12:51 UTC (Thu) by ranger (guest, #6415) [Link]

AFAIK, impi is a Zulu word meaning warrior, notice the penguin on the logo ...

Impi Linux 2 to be launched at open source Installfest (ITWeb)

Posted Sep 3, 2004 19:40 UTC (Fri) by erwbgy (subscriber, #4104) [Link]

An impi is a Zulu batallion or regiment.

See wordiq for an interesting definition.

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