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by mumbi 4527 days ago
Great idea. Never been a fan of the whole bro thing, but I say keep the name. If the women want a 'sister pages', let them make it.
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If anyone was looking for an example of why the name is a problem, mumbi here is a perfect one. This is why we can't have nice things.
Alternative version: you can't have a nice things because a random troll can play you like a cheap banjo.
> bro alias

#An alias lets you create a shortcut name for a command

alias sister=bro

> sister alias

#An alias lets you create a shortcut name for a command

alias sister=bro

>

It would need to be a full fork to work. Otherwise it's still deriving its identity from the default.
I'm not sure if treating men as the default is the best way to go here, dear. I mean, it's the 21st century already.