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Interesting naming decision it's actually a swear word in russian and given that top contributors are obviously familiar with the lang. that is not a coincidenc

by qaq 2y ago

Interesting naming decision it's actually a swear word in russian and given that top contributors are obviously familiar with the lang. that is not a coincidence.

aldanor 2y ago
Perhaps it's to discourage bureaucratic Russian companies from using it :)
- owl57 2y ago
  IIRC Anton Nosik, a pioneer of Russian web, explicitly said that he chose Livejournal user name "dolboeb" (~"dumbfuck") because he didn't want traditional media to cite him.
sssilver 2y ago
Interesting username decision — “qaq” (քաք) is actually the vulgar word for “shit” in Armenian.
- aakresearch 2y ago
  I'm sure GP is aware of this. This root has "shitty" connotations in many languages, Russian included.
  - qaq 2y ago
    that def was not the intention :) как is how in russian
- ndndjdjdn 2y ago
  (քաք) sure looks cute though
- qaq 2y ago
  Good to know
- homebrewer 2y ago
  English too: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cack https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cack
  - sssilver 2y ago
    Wow this is incredible. I had no clue. Indo-European language high-five moment?
- yard2010 2y ago
  Tangibly related: car (kar) means dick in albanian. Imagine elementary english class: "my father has a huge car, and my mother too"
aakresearch 2y ago
Indeed, I was going to point out that it may be an innocent mistake, like a decade old "Fedora for Raspberry PI" blunder. But now I've had a close look at the list of contributors, I cannot stop thinking it is an exquisite trolling!
- nine_k 2y ago
  — You mean, we should make a replacement for every project management tool at once? — <Why> not? — OK, I've named the repo just that.
- hexfish 2y ago
  Which blunder are you referring to?
  - pronik 2y ago
    Probably Pidora, which is also not an inviting name in Russian (connotation with "fag").
dm33tri 2y ago
Totally not a coincidence https://x.com/platoff/status/1737142050603086281 https://x.com/platoff/status/1737142050603086281

by qaq 2y ago

Interesting naming decision it's actually a swear word in russian and given that top contributors are obviously familiar with the lang. that is not a coincidence.

aldanor 2y ago

Perhaps it's to discourage bureaucratic Russian companies from using it :)

owl57 2y ago
IIRC Anton Nosik, a pioneer of Russian web, explicitly said that he chose Livejournal user name "dolboeb" (~"dumbfuck") because he didn't want traditional media to cite him.

sssilver 2y ago

Interesting username decision — “qaq” (քաք) is actually the vulgar word for “shit” in Armenian.

aakresearch 2y ago
I'm sure GP is aware of this. This root has "shitty" connotations in many languages, Russian included.
- qaq 2y ago
  that def was not the intention :) как is how in russian
ndndjdjdn 2y ago
(քաք) sure looks cute though
qaq 2y ago
Good to know
homebrewer 2y ago
English too: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cack https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cack
- sssilver 2y ago
  Wow this is incredible. I had no clue. Indo-European language high-five moment?
yard2010 2y ago
Tangibly related: car (kar) means dick in albanian. Imagine elementary english class: "my father has a huge car, and my mother too"

aakresearch 2y ago

Indeed, I was going to point out that it may be an innocent mistake, like a decade old "Fedora for Raspberry PI" blunder. But now I've had a close look at the list of contributors, I cannot stop thinking it is an exquisite trolling!

nine_k 2y ago
— You mean, we should make a replacement for every project management tool at once? — <Why> not? — OK, I've named the repo just that.
hexfish 2y ago
Which blunder are you referring to?
- pronik 2y ago
  Probably Pidora, which is also not an inviting name in Russian (connotation with "fag").

dm33tri 2y ago

Totally not a coincidence https://x.com/platoff/status/1737142050603086281 https://x.com/platoff/status/1737142050603086281