On Wed 30 Jun 2021 at 14:45:57 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 01:31:37PM +0100, mick crane wrote: > > On 2021-06-30 10:59, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > >On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 02:43:28PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > > >[...] > > > > > >>DO NOT USE xhost + WITH ssh -X OR ssh -Y > > >> > > >>That was the fucking point. > > > > > >Calm down. I understand security is close to your heart, > > >but there's no need to be so vitriolic and borderline > > >insulting about it. > > > > > >There are nicer ways to drive the point home that, nowadays, > > >"xhost +" isn't a good idea, generally. > > > > "f" word is very ancient English word which gives added emphasis > > especially when unexpected > > Doesn't bother me but as you say is inappropriate on mailing list > > and I'm sure it's a one-off. > > See my other post. Personally, I don't feel hurt by it. Actually, I think > it's part of the language [1], so...
...so it's generally used by the adjectivally challenged. > > I'm more worried by a generally aggressive tone, especially if it is > towards people. > > That said, I do take into account that some people may be hurt by some > words, so I try to not use them in a context where they might do harm. > It is irrelevant how old the word is, what its etymology is and all > that. Just the effect counts in the current context. > > In private, and when I /know/ that my interlocutors are fine with it, > I apply less restraints (but try to be prepared for cases where my > "knowledge" turns out to be wrong: I have to rely on others to help > me on that, external POV and all of this). The language one speaks indictes social status. -- Brian.
