[jimlongton]

> Imagine if this was called the Irish Software Foundation or the Palestinian Software Foundation or the Xhosa Software Foundation or the Asheknazi Software Foundation.

You mean like the "Fighting Irish" from University of Notre Dame? I'm Irish and I've never heard anyone criticise them. In fact they are welcomed to Ireland for St Patricks day parades.

[nerdponx]

Fair. And if a group of Irish people expressed that the name bothered them, it would only be right to listen to what they have to say.

[jimlongton]

You can find a small group of people to complain about anything, especially in a world where being offended gets you clicks and attention.

You said "It would be so blatantly idiotic and racist that nobody would ever do it". People have being doing exacty this forever and, while it may be sometimes cringe-worthy or even insensitive, I would contend it is not inherently a bad thing to find inspiration in other peoples culture and history.