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Lerna

American  
[lur-nuh] / ˈlɜr nə /
Also Lerne

noun

  1. a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.


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Q: @bclem2 asked: who would win in a fight; the Loch Ness monster, the Hydra of Lerna, or a Kraken?

From Seattle Times Sep. 3, 2021

In the past, I had talked about including a morality clause, so I brought up the idea with the friend I had started Lerna with and with the current maintainer, and they were for it.

From The Guardian Mar. 29, 2019

Because of that, the guy who termed the phrase “open source” wrote that Lerna wasn’t open source any more5.

From The Guardian Mar. 29, 2019

Lerna Shirinian, Calderon’s communications director, said Fierro told her about the incident right after it happened.

From Seattle Times Feb. 8, 2018

"With you?" she said, admiring the ease with which he sprang about in full armour; "I would laugh at Medusa or the Hydra of Lerna with you beside me."

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

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