Came to say something along the lines of “naming things is hard but FYI ‘spack’ is a derogatory term for someone with mental illness, at least where I’m from in the UK”
But then I saw it’d a pretty big package already, yikes!
There are inclusive and non-inclusive insults. Git is not aimed at a particular group and does not insult the target by likening them to a particular target group. It’s not a fantastic idea to name your project after an insult[1] but at least git doesn’t attack a particular group.
[1] Linus’ disarming rationale for the naming was that he always names projects after himself. Since the original name for Linux was Freax, there’s a bit of a precedent for this.
Example package description: https://spack-tutorial.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial_packaging.html#id7
Came to say something along the lines of “naming things is hard but FYI ‘spack’ is a derogatory term for someone with mental illness, at least where I’m from in the UK”
But then I saw it’d a pretty big package already, yikes!
Git?
Derogatory terms not aimed at people seem fine in our space.
Semi-agree, except mental illness and disability are protected characteristics so different to calling someone a git
There are inclusive and non-inclusive insults. Git is not aimed at a particular group and does not insult the target by likening them to a particular target group. It’s not a fantastic idea to name your project after an insult[1] but at least git doesn’t attack a particular group.
[1] Linus’ disarming rationale for the naming was that he always names projects after himself. Since the original name for Linux was Freax, there’s a bit of a precedent for this.
The same concerns were mentioned on Lobsters when it was shared 2 years ago.
Unclear though if the authors are aware, as I couldn’t find any discussion of the name in their issue tracker.