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Updated Inclusive Language Guide Calls Out "Sanity Check", "Hung", "Native Support" (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 months ago

I don't really care, but if someone wants to do a find replace I won't stop them. I agree we should stop using terms to demean people (slurs), but my opinion is that terms that have a meaning that is contextually disconnected from the one considered harmful, can have alternatives but don't have to change.

We are generally okay with a murder to describe a group of crows, despite it having a more violent definition in its typical usage. (Vancouverites love crows, btw)