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Re:Open Letter to Microsoft’s CEO: Don’t Roll Back the Clock... by staticelf on Friday July 31, 2015 @03:42AM (#9980473)
> Do you want to submit a pull request and be told not to use gendered pronouns or avoid using certain words because it makes people feel unsafe?

Is that really true? Can you give an example of that?

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Re:Open Letter to Microsoft’s CEO: Don’t Roll Back the Clock... by peteretep on Friday July 31, 2015 @08:00AM (#9981197) 

    > avoid using certain words because it makes people feel
    > unsafe
Which words do you think should be appropriate for a non-profit software organization which Mozilla don't think are?
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Re:Open Letter to Microsoft’s CEO: Don’t Roll Back the Clock... by notsony on Friday July 31, 2015 @11:03AM (#9982184)
Referring to Node.js pronoun drama which led to one key developer being virtually "fired" by Joyent and forced out of a project.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6845286

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Re:Open Letter to Microsoft’s CEO: Don’t Roll Back the Clock... by coldpie on Friday July 31, 2015 @09:14AM (#9981491)
Of course he can't, because he's talking out his ass.
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