Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] CodingGuidelines: recommend singular they
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> On 6/16/2021 8:09 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> > Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
> ...
> >> The references to "gendered prounouns" etc. are gone, perhaps there's a
> >> good reason to re-include them, but the point of "isn't that issue
> >> solved by recommending an orthagonal approach?" is one of the many
> >> things Stolee hasn't been addressing in the threads related to this
> >> series.
> >>
> >> To me that whole approach is somewhere between a solution in search of a
> >> problem and a "let's fix it and move on". Not something we need
> >> explicitly carry in our CodingGuidelines forever.
> >
> > This I think is the crux of the differences between you two. I'd
> > love to hear Derrick's response and eventually see a middle ground
> > reached.
>
> I disagree that removing gendered pronouns and updating the
> guidelines are orthogonal.
We already know that. We are waiting for an *explanation*.
Why?
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Felipe Contreras