devs naming an app:

macOS: Swoomp

Windows: Internet Manager 6 Extreme

Linux: klitoris
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[–] -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (21 children)

Just found out that the Gimp alternative "Pinta" shares its name with a rare human skin disease caused by infection with the spirochete treponema carateum (apparently). Which of course is miles better than sharing it with a slur for disabled people, but still not the best SSO.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (13 children)

    Which of course is miles better than to be named after a slur for disabled people, but still not the best SSO.

    Huh? Which software?

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    It's something you might have called someone with a physical disability on the school yard in the 90s but I have not heard anyone use it in that way in a long long time

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