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Or we can just get over it like git and a number of other things. I tend to be rather conservative in what I utter myself but I will actively defend the right
by eitland 7y ago
Or we can just get over it like git and a number of other things.
I tend to be rather conservative in what I utter myself but I will actively defend the right of projects to use uncommon English words as names.
In fact I think it is a net positive.
- elcomet 7y agogit is not a well known word like butt is. The name scuttle butt just sounds silly, like a kid's joke
- jnwatson 7y agoIt is a well-known term in the UK.
- false-mirror 7y agoMeanwhile folks defend "GIMP", a confirmed sexual and ablest term, to the death.
- eitland 7y agoWhen I search for gimp on ddg, the whole front page is filled with information about the GNU Image Manipulation Program. You can try for yourself here: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=GIMP&t=fpas&ia=about https://duckduckgo.com/?q=GIMP&t=fpas&ia=about If anything, if people actually cared about the disabled they should rejoice that this word is getting a new meaning. I for one didn't know the original meaning of that word until someone line you told me. Oh, and if we give in on this the battle doesn't stop there, seems "butt" is next in line: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20831167 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20831167 :)