+1 Thanks guys! On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Matthew Ahrens <mahr...@delphix.com> wrote:
> Thank you for your work on this, Chris and DJ. I look forward to seeing > this change upstreamed to illumos. > > --matt > > On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 4:36 PM, Dj Hoffman <d...@delphix.com> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> At Delphix we are working on a patch to remove gendered pronouns >> (he/she/his/hers/him/her/himself/herself) in favor of gender-neutral >> singular pronouns (they(1)/them/themself(2)/it/its) when they don't >> reference specific people. Chris Williamson and I found numerous references >> where users are referred to as "he", which we replaced with variants on >> "they". In addition, we found instances where threads, servers, functions, >> and other inanimate objects were referred to as "he" and we replaced them >> with variants on "it". If you have any questions about why we feel this >> change is necessary please do not hesitate to email us directly or reply to >> this thread. We will be putting out a review on developer once it has gone >> through our internal review process. >> >> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they >> [2] http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/themselves-or-themself >> >> Sincerely, >> -- >> >> DJ Hoffman >> >> Member of Technical Staff >> >> http://www.delphix.com >> >> > *illumos-discuss* | Archives > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175546-1c273a48> | > Modify > <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> > Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- illumos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175430-2e6923be Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21175430&id_secret=21175430-6a77cda4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
