On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 12:25 PM, Chris Nandor wrote:
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Randal L. Schwartz) wrote:You don't make fun of a man's name. Period.That is your opinion, it is not a rule, and stating it as a rule doesn't
make it one. Your Jedi mind tricks won't work on us, no matter how much you
Isn't it a matter of respect for others?
I can imagine a context where that name would be fine -- like a humorous skit about prominent figures in the open source movement. But in OP's message, with no clear context to shape our understanding of the distorted name, we wonder, what does the OP mean by that? Was that like writing "Micro$oft"?
The Perl community, which, like the open source community, depends on mutual respect, has gone through some argumentation before about this subject.
The conclusion, I thought, was the same as in many other communities: out of respect for others, whether they be prominent publishers, accomplished programmers, earnest novices, cloaked gamers, or even clueless FAQ-ignorers, one addresses and refers to people as they name themselves.
- Bruce
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