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Posted Nov 4, 2011 16:26 UTC (Fri) by corbet (editor, #1)
In reply to: Rawhide gets GNOME Shell for all display types by RCL
Parent article: Rawhide gets GNOME Shell for all display types

We can talk about whether the decisions being made are wise. But let's not get hung up over a word like "refuseniks". From my distinctly American point of view, I see no put-down or negative connotations from the use of that word. I can believe it might look different to a former Soviet citizen, but I can't imagine Adam was trying to offend or belittle anybody.

(FWIW, the end of fallback mode seems inevitable to me. How long can we really expect the GNOME developers to continue to maintain something that none of them really have an interest in or actually use? At some point it has to be overtly deprecated or it will go into slow bitrot; the end result will be about the same.)

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Posted Nov 4, 2011 20:58 UTC (Fri) by RCL (guest, #63264) [Link]

Well, my post might have been a bit too trollish, but the usage of "refuseniks" in that context was surprising. I realize that word can have multiple meanings, but it originally meant people who were refused to leave [their country] for no good reason - comparing them to GNOME Shell sceptics automatically implies comparing the other side of the argument to oppressive authorities.

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Posted Nov 6, 2011 13:24 UTC (Sun) by k8to (guest, #15413) [Link] (1 responses)

I think, reading the comment, that it's clear Adam was trying to belittle those who don't agree with the direction.

Maybe there wasn't malice in it, but belittling seems clear.

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Posted Nov 6, 2011 21:12 UTC (Sun) by rahulsundaram (subscriber, #21946) [Link]

Maybe seems clear to you but knowing Adam, I am 100% sure he wasn't.


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