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358 points timsehn | 2 comments | 30 Mar 20 20:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.525s | source
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timdorr ◴[31 Mar 20 01:11 UTC] No.22734024[source]▶
Any reason or history behind the name? It means "a stupid person", which seems like a bad choice IMHO: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dolt
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1. rockmeamedee ◴[31 Mar 20 01:51 UTC] No.22734230[source]▶
Yeah, I too am tired of projects named mean-ly. Git, dolt, LAME, Gimp... DWARF is borderline, even if it has historical reasons (being based on ELF) it's not nice to hear out of context.

Even if it's a joke on yourself, just like, why would you give anyone who hasn't heard of your project the idea that it might be mean?

You wouldn't name your pet Dumbass. Why your pet project.

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2. buu700 ◴[31 Mar 20 03:28 UTC] No.22734692[source]▶
A bit off topic, but at summer camp many years ago, a counselor looked over my shoulder while I was using GIMP, and said something like "that's a sick joke". And that's how I learned about BDSM.