D Shared Software System version 0.3 released!

[Justin C Calvarese]

Sean Kelly wrote:
> Bruno Medeiros wrote:
>> Sean Kelly wrote:
>>> Don Clugston wrote:
>>>> Georg Wrede wrote:
>>>>> Jesse Phillips wrote:
>>>>>> Working on testing it, so far so it. It is all installed and
>>>>>> downloading/installing wxd... hmm, not connecting. I try again when I
>>>>>> wake up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> svn: PROPFIND request failed on '/projects/dsss/sources'
>>>>>> svn: PROPFIND of '/projects/dsss/sources': could not connect to 
>>>>>> server
>>>>>> (https://svn.dsource.org)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gregor Richards wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In response to BCS' questions from the 0.2 thread:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1) What is <your_favorite_prefix>?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's your favorite prefix :).  Wherever you want to install 
>>>>>>> DSSS.  /usr,
>>>>>>> /opt/d, /home/foo/d_stuff, /tmp/howdee, wherever you want.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe you should say <your_favorite_install_path>
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe get rid of "your_favourite" too, since it has a danger of 
>>>>> being interpreted as condescending and patronizing, which aren't 
>>>>> good. Additionally, such attributes are usually not found in 
>>>>> professional software. They try to be as neutral as possible.
>>>>
>>>> Agreed. "My Computer", "My Pictures", "My Documents" are classic 
>>>> examples of condescending, patronising, unprofessional software. 
>>>> Plus they have those annoying spaces in their names. <g>
>>>
>>> That is easily among my top five greatest irritations with Windows. 
>>> Though I think they are changing it in Vista.
>>
>> Huh...? Really? Why? What do you(plural) mean with condescending and 
>> patronizing, what's the problem with those names?
> 
> It's the "My" prefix.  Drives me crazy.  I don't know why, it just seems 
> condescending.

I've always thought it was condescending and annoying, too. It's as if a 
person would be confused by "computer" or "pictures". ("Whose computer 
is this? Whose pictures are these?") And then the "my" helps. ("Oh, 
that's clearly *my* computer. And *my* pictures.")

It's a few extra characters (and a troublesome space) that don't really 
any needed meaning. But I'm sure Microsoft is just trying to help me 
because I'm so stupid. ;)

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jcc7