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numb7rslast Sunday at 6:37 PM3 repliesview on HN

You will want to reconsider the name if you plan to have a presence in Australia or New Zealand. "Abo" is an ethnic slur similar in offensiveness to the N-word.


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denizsafaklast Monday at 10:10 AM

Thank you for bringing this to my attention, I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to share this important feedback. As the repository owner, I want to clarify that "abogen" is simply a shortened form of "audiobook generator," which is what this project does.

I completely understand your concern, and I'm grateful that you pointed this out. It's clear that your comment comes from a place of wanting to help, and I really value community members like you who look out for potential issues.

The name was chosen purely based on the technical functionality (audiobook generation), and I had no awareness of the unfortunate similarity you've mentioned. As English is not my native language, I sometimes miss these cultural nuances that native speakers would naturally catch. I appreciate your understanding that this was entirely unintentional.

Thank you again for the thoughtful heads-up

isaacremuantlast Sunday at 10:32 PM

Don't worry. Australia will probably ban it for some reason anyway. Better to be free.

Btw, Don't look into the name of a famous python formatter or you might be offended.

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yepyiplast Sunday at 6:45 PM

Everyone has a gimmick these days. If abos are that sensitive, let them not have access to solutions—no need to worry about them.

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