News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ladybird web browser funded by GitHub co-founder, promises 'no code' from rivals. Parent comment

Re:Ladybird web browser funded by GitHub co-founder, promise... by mgerdts on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @07:10PM (#40870925)
There was a PR to change references of he to they, or similar thinking the writing was by a non-native English speaker. The PR was aimed at inclusivity. The response was that politics are not welcome there.

A legit seeming concern is that anything can be political in the eyes of the lead dev. Is support for screen readers part of a political agenda?

In an effort to avoid drama, drama was invited. This doesn’t seem likely to be a welcoming place for some that would otherwise contribute.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ladybird web browser funded by GitHub co-founder, promise... by Tao3300 on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @08:03PM (#40871226)
Except screen reader support is an actual usability concern.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ladybird web browser funded by GitHub co-founder, promise... by uyzstvqs on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @09:06PM (#40871507)
> The response was that politics are not welcome there.

This is the ultimate response. Huge respect to the lead dev.

And this is very political. "They" is plural, it's usage in singular form is fringe, only very recent and originates from within political activism. For the majority of English speakers this is incorrect, and will remain incorrect as the belief system associated with it's usage is fundementally wrong and incompatible with their world view.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ladybird web browser funded by GitHub co-founder, promise... by sumuyuda on Thursday July 04, 2024 @03:20AM (#40873016)
This is false, singular they existed since the 14th century, says right on Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ladybird web browser funded by GitHub co-founder, promise... by locopati on Thursday July 04, 2024 @09:11AM (#40874676)
they is inclusive and can refer to a singular unknown binary gender or to someone who is nonbinary. language is fluid... it changes.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ladybird web browser funded by GitHub co-founder, promise... by teddyh on Saturday July 06, 2024 @01:42AM (#40888386)
The dev responds:

“I have absolutely nothing against gender neutral language. I am however against outsiders doing drive-by PRs with ideological motivations. If a regular contributor hade made these edits, I wouldn’t have thought anything of it. Could I have communicated this better in 2021? You bet.”

— <https://x.com/awesomekling/status/1808294414101467564>

[ Parent | on HN ]