Luci@lemmy.ca to Free and Open Source Software@beehaw.orgEnglish · 5 months agoSerenityOS and LadyBirds: Because These Things Shouldn't Hide in Closed Git Conversations - ░ Nova Onlinecmdr-nova.onlineexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkSerenityOS and LadyBirds: Because These Things Shouldn't Hide in Closed Git Conversations - ░ Nova Onlinecmdr-nova.onlineLuci@lemmy.ca to Free and Open Source Software@beehaw.orgEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square86fedilinkfile-text
Found this blog post and found it had more insight into the issues around the dev and the toxicity in FOSS
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·5 months agoWell, not always: Plural ‘they’ is a borrowing from Old Norse ca. 1200 AD, and the earliest attestation of singular ‘they’ is about a century later. But, yeah, you’d think 700 years of continuous use would be enough to make it uncontroversial…
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·5 months agoThey will come with any bullshit argument to try and defend their anti-human opinions.
Well, not always: Plural ‘they’ is a borrowing from Old Norse ca. 1200 AD, and the earliest attestation of singular ‘they’ is about a century later.
But, yeah, you’d think 700 years of continuous use would be enough to make it uncontroversial…
They will come with any bullshit argument to try and defend their anti-human opinions.