Linux patch replaces f-words with 'hugs' in kernel comments, but some cry censorship December 3, 2018 https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux...s-in-kernel-comments-but-some-cry-censorship/
This is so stupid, let people have free speech *****, some crybabies cried cuz of the comments LMAO, and then they had to introduce this "code of conduct" cuz of them, that's why we can't have nice things
First Battlefield, now Linux. These vocal minorities, comprised mostly of mentally and emotionally challenged people, are going to make the world really boring because their fee-fees are hurt.
Ordinarily I'm on the "censorship is bad, always" side but this... I dunno, is it really that bad? Having "****" in your code looks really unprofessional, so I actually understand them trying to clean it up.
Yes! Not only from a censorship standpoint, but from a technical one. As pointed on Phoronix, someone could mistake "hugging the controller" with "hogging the controller".
true.I can't imagine me caring about that someone said "****" or whatever. Are you proposing banning everything unprofessional? Remember Quarks and Gluons? Where would you even put the line?
Nikopol, code comments serve a purpose. They are supposed to be clear and accurate. They are not there to be amusing. That can be done elsewhere. Mrk
Nice that kernel developers have extra free time for trivia, instead of fixing actual bugs... EDIT: Ah, the patch was vomited by one Finnish guy...now it makes all sense EDIT2: So what next? When/if kernel devs start using "hugs" instead of "*****" the result will be that they will soon have to replace the "hugs" too with something else. Hey, let's invent a new word! How about haistpolomolo? And then when someone says "Well, haistpolomolo you too!" they ban that word too... I don't know...I always tought that kernel people were "professionals" but if they really have time for thiskind of juvenile newspeak inventing then I think I start learning my 4th OS .... FreeBSD looks nice enough...