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Old 07-21-2010, 12:50 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by DKazzed View Post
I always though the libre in Calibre was French (pronounced li-bruh), libre meaning "free". It's also close to the French word livre, "book".

I'm Canadian btw and should've known better. lol.
That was not something I was aware of when I chose the name, but it is a happy co-incidence
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