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| From | <tomas@tuxteam.de> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] |
| Date | 2021-07-11 22:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <CzOp4-2GI-9@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
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On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 08:25:22PM +0000, ghe2001 wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > <IMHO> > > Master/slave my be less than optimal when describing humans, but they're very useful when working with DNS. > > And blacklist is useful in SMTP, among others. IIRC, the word refers to voting in classical Athens, not humans. > > Offensive terms should, of course, be removed from public discourse, but programmers are free to use any string they want to name a variable in their code -- especially when released compiled. The latter may be too simplistic if you're doing free software: publishing the code becomes part of the game, and if you hope that people from all over the world reads and enhances the source, you're smack in the middle of public discourse. Back to my preferred aphorism: "all generalisations suck" ;-) Cheers - t
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Buster no release file kris <kris@dreamwaresystems.com> - 2021-07-11 00:30 +0200
Re: Buster no release file Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-07-11 00:50 +0200
Re: Buster no release file Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-07-11 02:20 +0200
Re: Buster no release file rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-07-11 03:30 +0200
Re: Buster no release file Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-07-11 03:50 +0200
Re: Buster no release file Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2021-07-11 09:40 +0200
Re: Buster no release file mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2021-07-11 11:20 +0200
Cool down... [was: Buster no release file] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-07-11 13:10 +0200
Re: Cool down... [was: Buster no release file] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-07-11 14:40 +0200
Re: Cool down... [was: Buster no release file] Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2021-07-11 18:40 +0200
Re: Cool down... [was: Buster no release file] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-07-11 20:30 +0200
Re: Cool down... [was: Buster no release file] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-07-11 20:50 +0200
Re: Cool down... [was: Buster no release file] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-07-11 21:20 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2021-07-11 22:10 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-07-11 22:20 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] ghe2001 <ghe2001@protonmail.com> - 2021-07-11 22:30 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-07-11 22:40 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] jeremy ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2021-07-11 23:10 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-07-12 09:50 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] Brian Thompson <brian@hashvault.io> - 2021-07-13 05:20 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2021-07-14 00:50 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-07-14 09:00 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-07-11 23:00 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-07-12 09:50 +0200
Re: Useless [Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...]] Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-07-12 10:20 +0200
Re: Useless [Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...]] tomas@tuxteam.de - 2021-07-12 10:30 +0200
Re: Useless [Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...]] rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-07-12 13:00 +0200
Re: Useless [Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...]] Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-07-12 13:00 +0200
Writing angry comments inside code and forgetting that opensource means world will read you [ was : Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...]] Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-07-12 10:20 +0200
Re: Writing angry comments inside code and forgetting that opensource means world will read you "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2021-07-12 11:40 +0200
Re: Writing angry comments inside code and forgetting that opensource means world will read you Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2021-07-12 12:00 +0200
Re: Writing angry comments inside code and forgetting that opensource means world will read you Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-07-12 13:20 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] Alexandre Garreau <galex-713@galex-713.eu> - 2021-07-12 17:20 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] Brian Thompson <brian@hashvault.io> - 2021-07-13 05:30 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-07-12 15:40 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] "Kevin N." <kevin@notscheduled.eu> - 2021-07-12 16:50 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] Peter Ehlert <peter@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-07-12 17:50 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2021-07-12 19:30 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-07-12 18:50 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] "James H. H. Lampert" <jamesl@touchtonecorp.com> - 2021-07-12 19:00 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2021-07-12 23:30 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] "Kevin N." <kevin@notscheduled.eu> - 2021-07-12 19:10 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] Brian Thompson <brian@hashvault.io> - 2021-07-12 19:30 +0200
Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...] Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-07-12 20:10 +0200
Re: Buster no release file "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-07-11 13:40 +0200
Re: Buster no release file Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-07-11 20:10 +0200
Re: Buster no release file Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-07-11 20:20 +0200
Re: Buster no release file Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-07-11 21:00 +0200
Re: Buster no release file <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-07-11 21:10 +0200
Re: Buster no release file Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-07-12 18:00 +0200
Re: Buster no release file Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-07-11 20:10 +0200
Re: Buster no release file Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-07-12 10:20 +0200
Re: Buster no release file Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-07-12 12:00 +0200
Re: Buster no release file Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-07-12 13:10 +0200
Wiki Debian "Release page" should have template (Was Re: Buster no release file) Robbi Nespu <robbinespu@gmail.com> - 2021-07-20 17:40 +0200
Re: Wiki Debian "Release page" should have template (Was Re: Buster no release file) Robbi Nespu <robbinespu@gmail.com> - 2021-07-20 18:10 +0200
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