Who is Mr Proper?


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  1. 01-22-2005, 03:10 PM #1
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    Who is Mr Proper?

    Why do we make mrproper rather than make foobar, make mrtorvalds, etc?

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    Apparently it's Finnish for "Mr. Clean":

    http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/lin...01.3/0293.html
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    Originally posted by quip
    Apparently it's Finnish for "Mr. Clean":

    http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/lin...01.3/0293.html
    I would bet they would be sued my "Mr. Clean Co." if they used make mrclean....
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