GitHub userbase is global, what may be acceptable in US culture might not be acceptable somewhere else.
> You point out that "git" means something else entirely now. I'd point out that the word retard is changing in a similar way, just like "moron" did.
Exactly, `git` has changed, but `retard` hasn't (i.e. still changing). So right now, a lot of people think it's still inappropriate.
> These books were controversial when they came out, but they've become an accepted part of our bookshelves now.
I understand what you are saying, but until it becomes widely accepted term, there will be a lot of discussions like we are having now.
GitHub userbase is global, what may be acceptable in US culture might not be acceptable somewhere else.
> You point out that "git" means something else entirely now. I'd point out that the word retard is changing in a similar way, just like "moron" did.
Exactly, `git` has changed, but `retard` hasn't (i.e. still changing). So right now, a lot of people think it's still inappropriate.
> These books were controversial when they came out, but they've become an accepted part of our bookshelves now.
I understand what you are saying, but until it becomes widely accepted term, there will be a lot of discussions like we are having now.