alt Hacker NewsIt happens to run on billions of devices, after corporations realized they can profit from "a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu)".
> and is maintained by people around the world of all types.
You seem to think that the whole world shares your definition of "polite". After living in a few quite different countries, I have to disagree. The diversity out there is huge. There's no point trying to solve this "problem", it's an impossible task.
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> You seem to think that the whole world shares your definition of "polite"
Doesn't the opposite hold true? That is, assuming the whole word feels the same way about swear words?
> It happens to run on billions of devices, after corporations realized they can profit from "a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu)"
While hordes of people peddle that everyone should be using it like gospel.
> After living in a few quite different countries, I have to disagree.
Yeah dude, tell us about all the countries where cursing isn't impolite and unprofessional.
There's huge diversity out there in coding styles as well, but I'd be rightfully derided or ignored if I suggested that meant that Linux shouldn't have a style guide.
For some reason, "tabs are banned" and "curly braces must be on their own line" are acceptable rules, but "no curse words" is Oppressive Corporate Soullessness.