Re:Fork: A fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows
by t1amat on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @10:55AM
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It did not seem that they were used by the poster to patronize, they were there to describe a task (creating laws for make-believe countries) that they performed at one stage of their life (middle school).
Re:Fork: A fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows
by vintagedave on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @11:21AM
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Is not a direct comparison between the author and middle school attitudes and conduct and being juvenile extremely patronising? (Almost by definition, given the description 'juvenile', ie youthful or child-like.)
There's conduct and commentary that follows the Hacker News ethos, and there's conduct and commentary that does not. This does not. It is a pity to read it.
Re:Fork: A fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows
by t1amat on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @02:41PM
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Not being the author I can not definitively express their intent.
You seem to desire to be an enforcer of rules in this thread, which is admirable, but ultimately not your authority or responsibility to do. I would respectfully suggest you leave moderation to those with the authority to do so.
It's also apparently one individual, and non-US. I've seen many clauses like that in European, especially eastern European, software. Sometimes, even in countries like Australia. It's inspecific, but seems pretty clear they're trying to say, "don't use our software for something you shouldn't." They're within their rights to desire that.
Would you perhaps want to edit your comment to remove the rather patronising comments about "like... laws for our make-believe countries", "middle school", etc?