Visual Studio Code repository is open again

Re:Visual Studio Code repository is open again by onion2k on Friday December 20, 2019 @04:49PM (#21847666)

The red hat has nothing to do with Christianity though. It was created in the late 1800s and then popularised by Coca Cola in the 1930s. If the VS Code team had put a bishop's mitre on the update cog the complaint would be more reasonable.

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Re:Visual Studio Code repository is open again by goto11 on Friday December 20, 2019 @05:16PM (#21847865)

The red hat is clearly associated with Christmas which is a Christian holiday. The complaint is silly, but we should not counter that by ridiculous claims like saying a Santa hat has nothing to do with Christmas. I think the red had originates from "Father Christmas" rather than Sct Nicolaus, but in any case it is clearly associated with Christmas.

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Re:Visual Studio Code repository is open again by atonse on Friday December 20, 2019 @11:03PM (#21849531)

And so what if it is (even if slightly)? What's offensive about that? Who is hurt by that? (I'm an atheist, so I’m hardly a defender of shoving religious values down people’s throats)

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Re:Visual Studio Code repository is open again by goto11 on Saturday December 21, 2019 @03:35AM (#21850352)

Honestly I think he is trolling, but if you are interested you can read the original complaint.

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