Sean,
Dne 18. 06. 20 v 0:15 Leyne, Sean napsal(a):
18.06.2020 00:00, Leyne, Sean wrote:
"they" is also accepted as a singular, although it seems ungrammatical.
Ok, thanks.
BTW, when you start your search-and-replace work, don't forget to find
substitutions for "owner", "invalid", "dependency" and "creator". First and
third
offend ex-slaves, second - disabled people, last - religious ones.
How does this type of BS comment help the discussion?
It only shows that you don't care about what others think about you or the
project!
If you don't care about the terms, then you can simply be quiet, let the people
who do care, discuss and work on the changes.
You should understand that while certain terms may offend certain
people, vigorous actions that are clear Overton Windows shifting the
society toward one controlled by minority of One Truth Owners may offend
certain people as well. If you would be raised in Europe (especially
central or eastern) in last century (or another place ruled by One Truth
Owners), you would not be so surprised.
You should also understand that changing terms is not the issue on
itself. The problem is *why* we should do it. If the reason is primarily
to follow others to keep their acceptance and not get eventually
punished or excommunicated, then as classic wrote: "something is rotten
in the state of Denmark".
So, if you want to change certain terms to more precise ones in sake of
clarity, be my guest. But there shall be no place in open source for
pushing agenda of particular group interests unrelated to product
itself. Open source shall be for all without any discrimination over any
topic (and "positive" discrimination is still discrimination).
best regards
Pavel
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