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You're right, it's almost a satire site. I learn about the code of conduct, licensing and team structure, but have no idea what they actually do I eventually f

You're right, it's almost a satire site. I learn about the code of conduct, licensing and team structure, but have no idea what they actually do I eventually found a repo that had an authentication project, and presumably I would have found code in one of the other folders, but my curiosity was spent.

OJFord 5y ago
The only thing I learnt is that 'pantry' means something different in America.. what we call a 'food bank' (AIUI, difference from 'soup kitchen' being handing out ingredients rather than hot meals) by the sounds of it? In the UK a pantry is a small room/large cupboard used for cool but not refrigerated storage; so I thought this was going to be a sort of 'asset management system' somehow specifically good for shelf-stable foodstuffs.
- thewakalix 5y ago
  n=1, but my (American) family's always called their food storage room a "pantry".
- tdeck 5y ago
  They're called both in the U.S. I think "food bank" is at least as common. E.g. SF-Marin food bank (https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/ https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/) and the nearby Berkeley Food Pantry (https://www.berkeleyfoodpantry.org/ https://www.berkeleyfoodpantry.org/). The word "pantry" alone has the same meaning in both countries. It probably makes sense to change terms if one is more universal.
  - hmsimha 5y ago
    I grew up in the U.S., spent ~7 years volunteering at a soup kitchen (not an actual soup kitchen, but a program which cooked and served meals to the public), and I had no idea what "food pantry" was. The term I'm familiar with is "food bank". Maybe it's regional? I was living in Memphis, TN
- MikeTheGreat 5y ago
  We use 'food bank' and 'soup kitchen' here in the US like you do. I've heard the term 'food pantry' only recently (within the past 3-5 years) and it means the same as 'food bank' (as far as I can tell). As a sibling post mentions "pantry" has always meant "special room in the house where the shelf-stable food is stored" here in the US. Most middle-class houses don't have one, and those that do the "room" is really more of a closet big enough to stand in than a proper room.
oregano 5y ago
I wish I would have read these comments before I visited their site. I had no idea what they actually DID and thought I was missing out on something blatantly obvious. Very amusing thought to frame it as a satire. Why is this communication pitfall so common for software offerings?

OJFord 5y ago

The only thing I learnt is that 'pantry' means something different in America.. what we call a 'food bank' (AIUI, difference from 'soup kitchen' being handing out ingredients rather than hot meals) by the sounds of it? In the UK a pantry is a small room/large cupboard used for cool but not refrigerated storage; so I thought this was going to be a sort of 'asset management system' somehow specifically good for shelf-stable foodstuffs.

thewakalix 5y ago
n=1, but my (American) family's always called their food storage room a "pantry".
tdeck 5y ago
They're called both in the U.S. I think "food bank" is at least as common. E.g. SF-Marin food bank (https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/ https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/) and the nearby Berkeley Food Pantry (https://www.berkeleyfoodpantry.org/ https://www.berkeleyfoodpantry.org/). The word "pantry" alone has the same meaning in both countries. It probably makes sense to change terms if one is more universal.
- hmsimha 5y ago
  I grew up in the U.S., spent ~7 years volunteering at a soup kitchen (not an actual soup kitchen, but a program which cooked and served meals to the public), and I had no idea what "food pantry" was. The term I'm familiar with is "food bank". Maybe it's regional? I was living in Memphis, TN
MikeTheGreat 5y ago
We use 'food bank' and 'soup kitchen' here in the US like you do. I've heard the term 'food pantry' only recently (within the past 3-5 years) and it means the same as 'food bank' (as far as I can tell). As a sibling post mentions "pantry" has always meant "special room in the house where the shelf-stable food is stored" here in the US. Most middle-class houses don't have one, and those that do the "room" is really more of a closet big enough to stand in than a proper room.

oregano 5y ago

I wish I would have read these comments before I visited their site. I had no idea what they actually DID and thought I was missing out on something blatantly obvious. Very amusing thought to frame it as a satire. Why is this communication pitfall so common for software offerings?