• RedSnt 👓♂️🖥️@feddit.dk
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    2 days ago

    FOSS is either “Free and Open Source Software” or a Danish company that makes valves and termostats and stuff like that hehe
    EDIT: Wait no, that’s Danfoss I was thinking of, but FOSS is still a Danish company except it provides “high-tech analytical solutions”, whatever that means. Idk what’s the deal with “foss” names and Denmark, it doesn’t sound very Danish to me (as a Dane).

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      10 hours ago

      Foss means waterfall in Norwegian from Norse fors. It doesn’t see any use in modern Danish from what I know, but there might be a link there considering that Danfoss works in fluid control equipment, pump, seal, valve manufacturing, climate & energy

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        9 hours ago

        True, it’s very rarely used in Danish any more. We do however say “det fosser ud/ind” regarding money/water/gas, so it is used in those specific cases. But I don’t think I’ve ever heard it elsewhere.

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      2 days ago

      I’m Danish, so when i tried searching for it, it only wanted to show me the company lol.