On 2018-01-13, David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > On Sat 13 Jan 2018 at 05:14:37 (+0100), Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă wrote: >> On 12-01-2018, at 15h 03'25", David Wright wrote about "Re: Frustration over >> Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports)" >> > [...] People use names, computers like numbers. >> > >> >> I do not take sides here, but I can't accept this statement. Numbers >> are universal, Debian release names are English. I do not use any of >> then (numbers or names). I simply have a look in /etc/apt/sources when >> I need to know what version of Debian I use at the moment, and I am >> using Debian before potato... (yes, I look into my /etc/apt/sources >> file to pull that name). >> >> Did any of Debian release names were translated? I am bad with names. >> Specially English ones. I find all of Debian release names stupid till >> now. Culminating with perpetual Sid (no, I did not consulted >> /etc/apt/sources file now). >> >> I am extremely good with numbers. You could say that I can speak >> math. Although I studied chemistry. So, coming back to the statement, >> I find it extremely stupid. You could have getting away saying >> "People use WORDS, computers USE numbers." Numbers are words so nobody >> is offended. >> >> Take care what you write. > > I'm not sure what's going on here. Am I meant to apologise for the > fact that the Debian project was developed in an English-speaking > environment?
Perhaps he has meant to say you have confused names with words; the former being specific to a language and culture, and the latter being universal. For instance, here a "vieux con" denotes something quite telling, whereas elsewhere, when dealing with doddering idiots who remain consistently in a state of unselfconscious befuddlement, you would surely seek some other term. > Cheers, > David. > > -- "Ruling a large nation is like cooking a small fish" - Lao Tzu