No, you are right. To be fair, we should ask to every women in the FLOSS industry or at least a representative panel from different countries if they feel that 0xB00B1E5 is offensive/discriminating against them.
I am not 100% clear on what constitutes sexual harassment against "Women in floss" but i would not place a variable name in that category myself. If it's that group that you target we should ask them also.
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Re: What is offending - uncorrect?
Date: 2012-11-13 09:44 pm (UTC)I am not 100% clear on what constitutes sexual harassment against "Women in floss" but i would not place a variable name in that category myself. If it's that group that you target we should ask them also.
Or is that your call?