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Re:[WTF] Go Unicode Hack to Get Pseudo-Generics by digi_owl on Friday May 05, 2017 @08:49PM (#14277985)
I seem to recall reading an email regarding the policy of only using English words for Linux kernel variables etc. Something about avoiding having to deal with stuff that looked like street signs from ryleh.
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Re:[WTF] Go Unicode Hack to Get Pseudo-Generics by majewsky on Saturday May 06, 2017 @08:27PM (#14283126)
So "I" and "a" are okay, but "n" isn't? :)
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