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Re:Linux 5.8 Formally Adds the Inclusive Terminology Guidelines by scrollaway on Saturday July 11, 2020 @08:16AM (#23801587)
What's the Rubocop case?
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Re:Linux 5.8 Formally Adds the Inclusive Terminology Guidelines by viraptor on Saturday July 11, 2020 @08:20AM (#23801611)
https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8091

Proposal for removing "cop". TL;DR: Rejected by author because the name is so established as a brand it would take massive effort to change.

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Re:Linux 5.8 Formally Adds the Inclusive Terminology Guidelines by mercer on Saturday July 11, 2020 @12:27PM (#23803328)
Yeah, that one seems reasonable to me too. I am somewhat cop-averse (at least in the US), but the justification for keeping the name are reasonable.
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