Loaded terms in free software

Posted Jun 18, 2020 15:25 UTC (Thu) by NAR (subscriber, #1313)
In reply to: Loaded terms in free software by Cyberax
Parent article: Loaded terms in free software

Pure practicality. There will always be individuals and small groups triggered by everything, so a balance must be struck at some point. A group must at least be significant in some way for its objections to matter.

I feel like in the end it's about power. Some groups have the power to change the language, some don't.

Loaded terms in free software

Posted Jun 18, 2020 17:51 UTC (Thu) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]

> I feel like in the end it's about power. Some groups have the power to change the language, some don't.
Oh really? The currently dominant group has been changing language for millenia. It doesn't have any power whatsoever.