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FreeDoom v0.13.0 released (github.com)
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[–] Gork@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Doom uses a fictional corporation abbreviated as “UAC:” this is trademarked by id Software and cannot be used in Freedoom. Instead, use the initials “AGM” for Freedoom.

What's AGM stand for?

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Anion Gerospace Morporation

[–] Wodge@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

"Awesome game, man." perhaps.

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Anthropogenic Global Mourning

[–] 7heo@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Too real, man. Too real. 😞

[–] 7heo@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

From this comment from this 2009 doomworld forums thread:

It was an in-joke, and don't feel bad for not understanding it completely... I don't really get it either :P

If you were wondering just in case of writing a story or some such, I doubt anyone would care if you re-define what the letters AGM mean.

In 2017, an issue has been open on GitHub, and a related freedoom forum thread was started with a poll.

Someone has then proposed a back story in 2018, in a separate doomworld forum thread, calling it

Advanced General Mechanics

Finally, last year, a new doomworld forum thread asked the age old question once again.

Personally, however, I would give it the meaning:

###Applied Genetics Manufacturing

(I also thought of "Apex Genetics...", but I dunno, it sounds more sci-fi, but also a lot more gaudy)

Edit: funny enough, the domain agm.earth is available to purchase, and isn't even prohibitively expensive (USD 30.36 to register and renew).