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Dolt is Git for Data: a SQL database that you can fork, clone, branch, merge

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752 points crazypython | 2 comments | 06 Mar 21 21:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.414s | source
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Klwohu ◴[06 Mar 21 21:41 UTC] No.26370770[source]▶
Problematic name, could become a millstone on the neck of the developer far into the future.
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TedDoesntTalk ◴[06 Mar 21 22:46 UTC] No.26371222[source]▶
Already I would not use this project because of its name. I’m not offended by it, but I know others will be, and it will only be a matter of time before we have to replace it with something else. So why bother in the first place?

I know the name is not DOLT but it is close enough to cause offense. Imagine the N-word with one typo. Would it still be offensive? Probably to some.

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1. mixedCase ◴[07 Mar 21 00:50 UTC] No.26372022[source]▶
> but I know others will be, and it will only be a matter of time before we have to replace it with something else

Or we can just not give in to such insanity. That's always an option, and would help prevent things from getting increasingly worse as we cede ground to claims that increasingly get further and further away from the realm of what's reasonable.

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2. TedDoesntTalk ◴[07 Mar 21 01:54 UTC] No.26372411[source]▶
It’s not your choice when you’re an employee of a woke company (unless you want to quit) Don’t you know that by now?