SerenityOS and LadyBirds: Because These Things Shouldn't Hide in Closed Git Conversations - ░ Nova Onlinecmdr-nova.onlineexternal-link Luci ( @Luci@lemmy.ca ) Free and Open Source SoftwareEnglish • 9 months ago message-square85fedilinkarrow-up1122
arrow-up1122external-linkSerenityOS and LadyBirds: Because These Things Shouldn't Hide in Closed Git Conversations - ░ Nova Onlinecmdr-nova.online Luci ( @Luci@lemmy.ca ) Free and Open Source SoftwareEnglish • 9 months ago message-square85fedilink
Found this blog post and found it had more insight into the issues around the dev and the toxicity in FOSS
minus-square Barry Zuckerkorn ( @BarryZuckerkorn@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink52•9 months agoSingular “they” is older than singular “you.” And note, of course, that the pronoun “you” is conjugated as a plural, and we deal with it just fine.
minus-square CaptObvious ( @CaptObvious@literature.cafe ) linkfedilink3•9 months ago“You” was both singular and plural throughout the history of Middle English. Singular “they” emerged in Late Middle English around the 14th century.
Singular “they” is older than singular “you.” And note, of course, that the pronoun “you” is conjugated as a plural, and we deal with it just fine.
“You” was both singular and plural throughout the history of Middle English. Singular “they” emerged in Late Middle English around the 14th century.