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Re:Linux Foundation's New Banned Words: Hung, Pow-Wow, & San... by 99094 on Saturday August 30, 2025 @06:57PM (#45078729)
No, banning common words is genuine insanity.
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Re:Linux Foundation's New Banned Words: Hung, Pow-Wow, & San... by meshugaas on Saturday August 30, 2025 @07:32PM (#45078948)
“This guide is intended to encompass inclusive language recommendations for projects”

Interpreting this as “banning words” is genuine idiocy.

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Re:Linux Foundation's New Banned Words: Hung, Pow-Wow, & San... by fbhabbed on Sunday August 31, 2025 @07:36AM (#45082392)
Fine, I am against this and I will intentionally include these words in all my open source projects
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