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Re: [suse-security] New users, how?
  • From: Markus Schaber <markus.schaber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 07:41:24 +0200 (MEST)
  • Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9908030736480.289-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

On Mon, 2 Aug 1999 earendil7@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> Totally unrelated question for the sizable german contingent on the list:
> what does GmbH stand for (both literally in german and english, as well
> as any nice condescending meanings for this guy with five meager and
> irregular years of school german)?

GmbH = Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

According to the Duden Oxford Dictionary, it is p.l.c. (brit.)
which means public limited company. The other way round, Ltd.
is also translated with GmbH.


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