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Best name for a software project I've seen in a long time hands down!
by mahathu 4y ago
Best name for a software project I've seen in a long time hands down!
- ilrwbwrkhv 4y agoI don't think anybody would have the guts to do this with Muhammad or the Quran.
- antibasilisk 4y agoYeah I don't really think the name of the project is very appropriate.
- stavros 4y agoCan we distinguish "something is offensive" from "something is being mentioned"? What is the perceived offense you see here towards the Dalai Lama?
- ITB 4y agoAgreed
- serf 4y agoI don't share the belief, but i've heard it said from others with such beliefs that the naming association is offensive by itself because of the relative importance of the figures. imagine that 'Fabio' is the spiritual leader of your religion, a walking talking deity among humans on Earth. You worship Fabio with all of your effort, and believe he is infallible. Your culture has precepts that forbid the casual use of Fabio's name in petty regard. On the other side of the Earth, at the same time, is someone who names their new powerboat 'Fabio'. I perceive it as that kind of offense. The (so-called) 'petty' use of a word that drives much stronger emotion in others. That said, I don't share the belief -- and I like such names; but I can understand the conflict.
- ls612 4y agoAnd yet millions of Spanish and Latin American christians name their children Jesus, so I don't think that argument holds much water.
- stavros 4y agoHm, yeah. That point of view makes a certain kind of sense, but I can't find any way to accept that view of "this is important to me, so you can only mention it when referring to the thing I'm referring to". If I'm not using the name to insult your God/spiritual leader/whatnot, you have no moral right to prevent me. I think that the intent to offend is the crux here, and if there's no offensive intent, there should be no issue.
- Turing_Machine 4y agoEven if you are insulting their God/spiritual leader/whatnot, they still have no right to prevent you.
- stavros 4y agoTrue, but if you're insulting people, it's not nice and you should stop. Maybe they don't have a right to stop you, but I personally believe it's morally wrong.
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- recuter 4y agoImagine that 'Torquemada' is the spiritual leader of your religion, this would be most offensive: https://youtu.be/LnF1OtP2Svk?t=77 https://youtu.be/LnF1OtP2Svk?t=77
- dmd 4y ago> I don't share the belief So maybe leave it to people who are actually offended by something to say if they're offended, rather than being offended on someone's behalf without knowing if they are?
- ex2can 4y agoAs someone who actually came to read all this comments because I found the name “inappropriate” in the first place and I wanted to check if that’s just me. Now after reading all the opinions and contemplating on them I’d say i would change my mind as long as the project README would mention the phonetical origination of its name, just in case someone not familiar with the original Dalai Lama, but stumbled at your project would have a meaningful reference. Having that information included in project info - I’d say it would do more good than harm. Otherwise - it’s inappropriate
- sp332 4y agoWell the Dalai Lama famously has a better sense of humor.
- sieste 4y agoHe'll be like "Llamaste, guys!".
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- userbinator 4y agoI was expecting that reference would be made soon after LLaMA was announced, but it doesn't quite beat this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35094442 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35094442
- coldtea 4y agoIt really whips the llama's ass!
- Breza 4y agoGreetings fellow millennial!