From 8116dfb463c41c15acc2ced0baac00104aba2a81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: joliv Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 12:45:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add origin of "rust" name to project FAQ See https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/27jvdt/internet_archaeology_the_definitive_endall_source/ --- src/doc/complement-project-faq.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/doc/complement-project-faq.md b/src/doc/complement-project-faq.md index 1b463d7769353..d78c386234e09 100644 --- a/src/doc/complement-project-faq.md +++ b/src/doc/complement-project-faq.md @@ -40,3 +40,7 @@ Mozilla intends to use Rust as a platform for prototyping experimental browser a # Why dual MIT/ASL2 license? The Apache license includes important protection against patent aggression, but it is not compatible with the GPL, version 2. To avoid problems using Rust with GPL2, it is alternately MIT licensed. + +# Where did the name "rust" come from? + +Rust is named after the robust, distributed, and parallel [Rust fungus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(fungus)) that can produce up to five different spore types in its lifetime, not the iron oxide. It is also a substring of "trust," "frustrating," and "rustic."