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Re: mutt concentration camp (was Re: Neomutt packages available)



On 06/24/16 at 09:05am, Holger Levsen wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 08:44:18AM +0000, Clint Adams wrote:
> > I am suggesting that I remember what happened with mutt-kz.
> 
> I have no idea what you are referring to here, but it reminds me to say
> that I think the name "mutt-kz" is a NO-GO. I know it's from the authors
> initials, but… to me it sounds like "mutt-hitler" or probably worse.
> 
> And I don't think this is a german thing (well…) - the term "KZ" is
> known by millions of non german speaking people, cause their loved ones
> suffered and died there.
> 
> For those who don't know: KZ was and is the (german) abbreviation for
> concentration camp.

I'm sorry, I didn't know. Thanks.

The name comes from the main author of the project: Karel Zak.

https://github.com/karelzak

> 
> sigh. 
> 
> I didnt have the energy to file a bug report yet or start a proper
> discussion before, but I would very much appreciate if mutt-kz would be
> either renamed or removed from the archive. (mutt-kz maintainer cc:ed.)

Independently of the badly chosen name, I accepted to deprecate mutt-kz in
favor or neomutt.

> 
> (and as a side note: this makes four code copies of mutt: mutt,
> mutt-patched, mutt-kz and now neomutt.)

vmjl

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