On Sun, 15 May 2016 23:22:07 +0200 Jaromil <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 15 May 2016, marc wrote: > > > http://linuxmafia.com/kb/Debian/openrc-conversion.html > > what's wrong with these guys to call themselves linuxmafia? > > some of us are from places in which that word means prevarication, > violence, misery and corruption. I've never been entertained by such a > name, not even when it was about slackware packages. very bad taste.
Hi Jaromil, I know Rick personally, and I'm very sure he meant no offense to anybody. Although he can be rough on people he disagrees with, I've never heard him say anything bad about groups of people nor imply in any way that he's a hoodlum nor a criminal. Rick has held the linuxmafia.com domain since at least 1999: http://jhauser.dyndns.org:8080/archives/html/svlug/1999-02/msg00341.html The word "mafia" isn't particularly insulting in the US: It reminds Boomer-age Americans of the TV show "Untouchables", Frank Nitti, and Al Capone, the latter of which has come down through the ages as a sort of folk hero. I see your point: If the URL were "linuxcrips.com" or "linuxbloods.org", most Americans would react pretty much like you did. But I'm sure Rick meant no offense to anyone: It just doesn't have the same connotation in America. SteveT Steve Litt May 2016 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
