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It's 2026, and we still don't know what the ELI in GELI stands for ๐
I've emailed the author. He was very cordial, but kept his cards close to his chest. ๐
cc: @RadioAzureus
@rl_dane @vermaden @RadioAzureus
Of course we donโt, itโs encrypted.
@david_chisnall @rl_dane @RadioAzureus
We all know what 'G' stands for and the rest 'ELI' part is mostly refereed to as Encryption Layer Interface - but Yes - Pawel is very funny in this aspect :)
Source:
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/geli.42546/post-237290
So I'm busily working at figuring out the best geli implementation on my system, piles of notes, some early benchmarks. It's silly, but it's been irritating me that I don't know what g-e-l-i means. I know that "g" is GEOM (so I've ruled out "Georgia Early Learning Initiative"), but what about...
@vermaden @david_chisnall @RadioAzureus
Yeah, I asked him if it was "Encryption Layer Interface," and he said no. ๐
Maybe he's just trolling us?
If so, solid troll, gotta give it up.
@rl_dane @david_chisnall @RadioAzureus
Pawel likes jokes - he used "Am I Evil? Yes, I Am!" on his signature [1] for some time - I believe he just likes to mess with us :)
Maybe its about Eli from [2] the Bible?
... or maybe one of his friends/relatives had Eli name ...
But to be honest - as GELI is designed to keep secrets ... its funny that its name is also a secret :]
@vermaden @david_chisnall @RadioAzureus
Man, I hope not, Eli in the bible was kind of a loser. ๐
I mean, he was nice to Samuel, but Eli's sons were slime, and he never stopped them.
vermaden
R.L. Dane 
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David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)