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Re: The name gnus-cloud.el
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: The name gnus-cloud.el |
Date: |
Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:13:11 +0200 |
> From: Richard Stallman <address@hidden>
> CC: address@hidden, address@hidden
> Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:50:42 -0500
>
> > In this case, I cannot for the life of me understand what's all the
> > fuss about. "Cloud" is just a word, and there's nothing wrong with it
> > per se.
>
> The problem is in the expression "cloud computing". It is a bogus
> generalization whose use spreads confusion.
But gnus-cloud doesn't do or mention cloud computing.
> > We are not talking about cloud computing,
>
> It makes no sense to "talk about cloud computing"
We are mis-communicating: I meant to say that gnus-cloud doesn't do or
mention cloud computing. Thus, "we are not talking" about that.
> we are talking about using the word itself.
>
> In this context, "cloud" means that something "uses cloud computing".
No, it doesn't. It just stands for itself.
> It could be different in another context.
The context here is the name of a file. That context is unrelated to
anything mentioned in
https://gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#CloudComputing.
The word "cloud" is not to blame for some of its abuses. We should
not be afraid of using "cloud" as a word. Doing so makes us look
ridiculous at best. I don't think we want to be like some regimes
that are afraid of certain words.
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