the new gnu parallel release name does not just have a rape joke in it, it's literally the name of a racist report by one far-right UK MP calling non-whites rapists.
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@davidgerard What in the name of… what is wrong with these people?
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2026-06/msg00000.html
@aral @davidgerard I think it's been about time to change the release naming scheme for a while now -
the new gnu parallel release name does not just have a rape joke in it, it's literally the name of a racist report by one far-right UK MP calling non-whites rapists. it's a straight up Nazi dog whistle. well done GNU
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@aral @davidgerard I think it's been about time to change the release naming scheme for a while now
@usernameswift @davidgerard @aral uhh what is the naming scheme?
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@davidgerard gnu keeps doing this thing where the name is really bad and then you dig in and realize it’s much much worse
@zzt @davidgerard
GNU Image Manipulation Program is still there, and they've been yelled at about it for years! -
@usernameswift @davidgerard @aral uhh what is the naming scheme?
@ajn142 @davidgerard @aral It's notable headlines from the past month
Which, as one might imagine, tends to be reminders of whatever horrible thing happened since the last release -
the new gnu parallel release name does not just have a rape joke in it, it's literally the name of a racist report by one far-right UK MP calling non-whites rapists. it's a straight up Nazi dog whistle. well done GNU
They seem to name their releases according to major news headlines.
It can be... problematic.
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@usernameswift @davidgerard @aral uhh what is the naming scheme?
@ajn142 @usernameswift @davidgerard @aral
They seem to name their releases according to major news headlines.
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the new gnu parallel release name does not just have a rape joke in it, it's literally the name of a racist report by one far-right UK MP calling non-whites rapists. it's a straight up Nazi dog whistle. well done GNU
@davidgerard what the fuck is wrong with these people?
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the new gnu parallel release name does not just have a rape joke in it, it's literally the name of a racist report by one far-right UK MP calling non-whites rapists. it's a straight up Nazi dog whistle. well done GNU
@davidgerard FWIW not by the UK government, by a racist MP pretending to have the power and authority to have a real ‘inquiry’ on his own
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the new gnu parallel release name does not just have a rape joke in it, it's literally the name of a racist report by one far-right UK MP calling non-whites rapists. it's a straight up Nazi dog whistle. well done GNU
@davidgerard wtf!!!
It would seem they name releases according to news: e.g. Hantavirus, Bondi, Maduro, Esptein Files, Have you said thank you, ...
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/Still, this is wild Oo... Surely they could have used something else...
Who wants to use that. Urgh @fsf
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@davidgerard FWIW not by the UK government, by a racist MP pretending to have the power and authority to have a real ‘inquiry’ on his own
@dpk 200% nazi dog whistle
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the new gnu parallel release name does not just have a rape joke in it, it's literally the name of a racist report by one far-right UK MP calling non-whites rapists. it's a straight up Nazi dog whistle. well done GNU
@davidgerard you know what’s fucked up though
we mess around, we say shit like oh yeah can I recommend you my new editor for normal people GNU PISSFUCK and we laugh and laugh
the actual names gnu comes up with are so much worse
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They seem to name their releases according to major news headlines.
It can be... problematic.
@claudegohier if only they had any choice in what nazi dog whistle they named their release after and weren't 100% responsible for what they chose
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@ajn142 @davidgerard @aral It's notable headlines from the past month
Which, as one might imagine, tends to be reminders of whatever horrible thing happened since the last release@usernameswift @ajn142 @aral just a notable headline, they had no choice in picking the nazi dog whistle you see
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@ajn142 @usernameswift @davidgerard @aral
They seem to name their releases according to major news headlines.
@claudegohier @ajn142 @usernameswift @aral you've posted this twice in this thread. are you putting this forward as any sort of excuse
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@davidgerard you know what’s fucked up though
we mess around, we say shit like oh yeah can I recommend you my new editor for normal people GNU PISSFUCK and we laugh and laugh
the actual names gnu comes up with are so much worse
@zzt return to good wholesome names like GNU Lemonparty
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@zzt return to good wholesome names like GNU Lemonparty
@davidgerard god damn it
how dare you name my distro lemonparty
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@zzt return to good wholesome names like GNU Lemonparty
@davidgerard @zzt need a new gnu by and for freaks [laudatory] instead of by freaks [derogatory]. no more "oh we named it after a dogwhistle", only "oh we named this after something my polycule did in the hotel rooms last Anthrocon".
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@claudegohier @ajn142 @usernameswift @aral you've posted this twice in this thread. are you putting this forward as any sort of excuse
@davidgerard @ajn142 @usernameswift @aral
No, I posted once because I wondered how they picked the names, and said it was problematic.
Then I answered to someone asking the same question.
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@claudegohier if only they had any choice in what nazi dog whistle they named their release after and weren't 100% responsible for what they chose
@davidgerard @claudegohier could have been "Cold weather coming tomorrow" or "Sports victory excites populace"
