uberpackager rename (was Re: The Big ACL Opening)

Lennart Poettering mzerqung at 0pointer.de
Mon Oct 20 17:19:30 UTC 2008


On Mon, 20.10.08 10:52, David Woodhouse (dwmw2 at infradead.org) wrote:

> > The name I personally favour is masterpackager since it evokes the
> > apprentice, journeyman, master craftsman stages that seem most like what
> > we're modeling here.
> > 
> > I know this isn't as flamboyant as ultrapackager, superpackager, etc but
> > can everyone live with this?
> 
> No, I'm offended by the idea that a common root used in many geek words
> can so easily be declared 'unclean' and eradicated. This is political
> correctness at its worst, and I find it horrifically offensive. And
> that's a _current_ issue, not one from the previous millennium.

"horrifically offensive". Oh my, you are easy to offend! 

> I have no particular attachment to the 'überpackager' name, but I object
> strongly to the change on _principle_. Please leave it as it was.

I am amazed how pointless and ignorant and cheap the principles are
you chose as yours. If being against anything that could remotely
smell like political correctness is one of your principles, then oh my
-- I really hope you don't have any other problems. It sounds like you
are proud of being ignorant.

   “Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have
   others.” -- Grouch Marx

I know that americans and britons think that prefixing words with
"über" in reference to the Übermensch is awesome and cool. And maybe
it is. But formalizing this in our workflow -- that is followed in
countries where people generally do see the connotation because it is
taught in school -- is another step.

It wasn't my intention to start this noisy bike-shed discussion. I
am sorry for that.

Lennart

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