Re: mutt concentration camp (was Re: Neomutt packages available)
Holger,
On 24 June 2016 at 06:05, Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> wrote:
> 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.
Wait... What? So are you saying that a package name can't contain a
two-letter code that has multiple meanings[1]? Maybe all websites
under ".kz"[2] ccTLD (from Kazakhstan) are nazi-related?
> 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 don't know any German (besides the words "ja" and "nein") and wasn't
aware of the meaning - so as was the package maintainer.
On 24 June 2016 at 06:40, Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> wrote:
> +seeing this is your only package in the archive: I hope you'll have+find other
> areas to contribute to Debian! You seem to be pretty nice to work with!
I hope that you didn't discouraged him from ever contributing with
Debian again. His package is in the archive for over two years[3] and
looks like no one felt offended enough to fill a bug before.
TL;DR: the holocaust is a *very* sensible topic in today's Germany,
but you can't ask the entire world to avoid words or abbreviations
that can remind you of a sad part of your country's history.
Regards,
Tiago.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KZ#In_abbreviations_and_codes
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.kz
[3]: http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/m/mutt-kz/mutt-kz_1.5.23.1-7_changelog
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