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by cmkrnl 3910 days ago
As a Linux sysadmin in Norway... bro means bridge and br reminds me of brctl(8).
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TazeTSchnitzel 3910 days ago
Yes, "bro" could mean other things in different contexts. But that's irrelevant. It has unfortunate connotations in an IT context.
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reitanqild 3910 days ago
Everything has unfortunate connotations in some context. If I wanted I could come up with a number of reasons to feel insulted but that's not my thing.
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jjaredsimpson 3910 days ago
Being professional means valuing conflict avoidance over issues of zero importance.

The nickname of a tool doesn't matter, so minimizing potential conflicts makes sense.

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reitanqild 3910 days ago
Totally agree and agree with renaming. Would wish certain other groups could agree with your ideas as well.

"Those who have reason will have to use it..."

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JesperRavn 3910 days ago
I agree. The intentionally prevocational logo (a Menorah) has put me off CLISP[0], I would guess many others too.

[0] See the explanation at http://www.clisp.org/impnotes/faq.html#faq-menorah-why which starts off with "it's not political" and then provides multiple links to pro-Israeli websites.

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reitanqild 3910 days ago
I don't see a problem with pro-Israeli websites just as I don't see a problem with pro-Palestinian websites.

Were they lying or something?

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reitanqild 3910 days ago
That's a cool website (on your profile), I miss those sites.
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