Loaded terms in free software

Posted Jun 20, 2020 11:16 UTC (Sat) by dottedmag (subscriber, #18590)
In reply to: Loaded terms in free software by Cyberax
Parent article: Loaded terms in free software

Is this a veiled threat "we will come in force and start a smear campaign that's very costly to defend against unless you comply"?

Loaded terms in free software

Posted Jun 20, 2020 16:55 UTC (Sat) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link] (1 responses)

Who "we"? Why do you assume that there's some organization or group of people that will "come after you"?

No, you'll just end up being treated like those poor senior citizen in Sotuhern states who just insist on calling black people "negroes" and asking to be sat apart from them in restaurants. I.e. with a thinly veiled disgust.

Loaded terms in free software

Posted Jun 20, 2020 17:43 UTC (Sat) by dottedmag (subscriber, #18590) [Link]

Why do you assume smear campaign always has some organization behind it? It's enough to have a Twitter account and a lot of time on one's hands to create an effective smear campaign.