Re:ZFS Removes References to Slavery
by rich_sasha on Sunday June 14, 2020 @05:08PM
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A lot of language has unsavoury roots. We should recognise it and learn from it, fighting with the language feels like putting so much effort into minor things.
I’d much rather people spent the time and energy teaching underprivileged kids some coding, for instance.
Re:ZFS Removes References to Slavery
by manuelaljibes on Sunday June 14, 2020 @06:11PM
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Sure, let's completely modify our environment so that the first-world sensitive twats that can't deal with words don't feel threatened, better yet, let's outright ban words that describe anything that is remotely related with dominance, because that is unsensitive and "non-inclusive" with those whom their ancestors were oppresed at any point in the past 5000 years
"meaningless terms" - It's also our choice to avoid working with those who exhibit theatrical intolerance and objection to such "meaningless terms". "Embrace other people's experiences" such as what? How many in the IT field have experience as a master or slave (other than kinks)? None.
Pointless changing of words because of "feelings" is why the majority is laughing at you behind your back. If there is something you want to change, go for something with meaning. Stupid things like this illustrate that there is no issue and you need to make up problems because there are none.
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I think that maybe this falls under the paradox of tolerance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance)
Re:ZFS Removes References to Slavery
by dependenttypes on Sunday June 14, 2020 @05:23PM
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I think that you are right. It seems that a tolerant society attracts intolerant (both far left and far right) elements that want to restrict the freedom of speech. It is similar to the reason that GPL is prefered by some - by restricting some freedoms you defend the others. Similarly I think that it would make sense to restrict the freedom of speech of these that want to eliminate it.
And it's our choice whether to be neutral and inclusive or miserly trolls clinging to meaningless out of date terms coined in times when these weren't considerations. Rise above it. Embrace other people's experiences that maybe you have not had and have no idea about. Just appreciate that it may have happened to someone and not you and you do not have to reject them by posting a petty comment. Call it Big Cantaloupe / Little Cantaloupe. It doesn't matter. At least then nobody would be reminded of a murdered ancestor or the nature of the person who named it when all they wanted to do was use a stupid file system.
Don't be a dick. Be nice. x