From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Sam Steingold Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Re: Variant spellings in GNU Emacs documentation Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:07:47 -0500 Organization: disorganization Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: Reply-To: sds@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1074608800 23047 80.91.224.253 (20 Jan 2004 14:26:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 14:26:40 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jan 20 15:26:34 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Aiwpu-0003kF-00 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:26:34 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AiwbH-000408-Jo for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:11:27 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AiwYV-0003Gn-NZ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:08:35 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AiwXt-00034c-I2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:08:29 -0500 Original-Received: from [80.91.224.249] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AiwXn-00034S-TD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:07:52 -0500 Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AiwXm-0006XJ-00 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:07:50 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: from sea.gmane.org ([80.91.224.252]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AiwXk-0006XB-00 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:07:48 +0100 Original-Received: from news by sea.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AiwXk-0005Jq-00 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:07:48 +0100 Original-Lines: 36 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Attribution: Sam X-Disclaimer: You should not expect anyone to agree with me. User-Agent: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (windows-nt) Cancel-Lock: sha1:/V6POWYMMPGwmdKbmemnVEt6zMw= X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:6659 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:6659 > * Barry Margolin [2004-01-20 07:39:34 +0000]: > > In article , > Richard Stallman wrote: > >> Personally, I don't think it's very funny humour. When one calls >> MS-DOS "MS-DOG" or MS-Windows "windoze", one is holding in >> contempt not only the sleazy marketing types at Microsoft, but >> also the programmers who wrote these systems. Yep, and also their users. Got a problem with that? >> They are all working on non-free software. And making lots of money >> for it. I don't feel much compassion for them. > > You have contempt for people because they have jobs doing what they like? so? to take it to extreme, what if death camp guards liked their jobs? > I don't really have much problem with people using these derogatory > nicknames in Usenet postings and similar media; this is an informal > environment, and it's common to throw opinions and biases around in > conversation. But putting them in published software documentation > just makes us all seem unprofessional and juvenile, and hurts the > whole free and open software movement. I agree with you completely, every word! All these "official renaming campaigns" sound like "green grapes". yuk. -- Sam Steingold (http://www.podval.org/~sds) running w2k "A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood." -- George S. Patton