Messages in this thread |  | | From | David Woodruff <> | Subject | Re: Not a bible thumper. . . | Date | Wed, 24 Jul 1996 14:57:54 +0930 (CST) |
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> > The goal of Linux should be to make a good OS, and vulgar comments > make the source code friendlier to hacker-types. How many people > here are honestly offended by vulgarity? Probably a large > number, like myelf, actually PREFER it.
Hmmm, nuh uh. I think that if we want Linux to be widely accepted - including in the corporate world, then we need to be conservative. Having vulgarities in code - particularly if it is visible at runtime, will inevitably offend some people, perhaps leading to people perceiving Linux as a hacker's OS made by hackers for hackers. I think Linux is past this stage now.
davidwoodruff -- email: david.woodruff@tellurian.com.au ph: 0411 136 721
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