Where did Marlin get its name?

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Does anyone know how the developers of Marlin decided to name it that?

I saw I'd got an answer, and excitedly opened it up, but then realised that you were backing my question up! I was a bit disappointed that I didn't have an actual answer, but grateful for the backup, nevertheless :-) BTW, I'm quite impressed to see that you've been a member of the forum for over ten years already...! — Greenonline, May 12 '19 at 13:21

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 15 '19 at 05:26

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As far as I know Erik van der Zalm started Marlin. He is from the Netherlands and Zalm translates to "salmon". One of the design goals of Marlin was to make it faster than the other firmware available at that time. And a marlin is a very fast swimming fish.

Some firmwares developed after Marlin also joined this fish theme: Sailfish, Minnow, ...

edited May 15 '19 at 05:26

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answered May 14 '19 at 19:28

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Should I just accept this? Any way to confirm it? – mattgilbertnet May 15 '19 at 15:30
Does it answer your question? – Davo May 17 '19 at 18:50

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 11 '19 at 15:15

Yes, it probably is totally off-topic, but fun too, so I'll try to get an answer in, before the question gets closed.

The best place to ask would be the Firmware - Marlin forum, on RepRap.org.

The question is there now, Why was it named Marlin? and I'll update this answer, if/when I get a response...

Where did Marlin get its name?

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