Holger, On 24 June 2016 at 06:05, Holger Levsen <hol...@layer-acht.org> wrote: > I have no idea what you are referring to here, but it reminds me to say > that I think the name "mutt-kz" is a NO-GO. I know it's from the authors > initials, but… to me it sounds like "mutt-hitler" or probably worse.
Wait... What? So are you saying that a package name can't contain a two-letter code that has multiple meanings[1]? Maybe all websites under ".kz"[2] ccTLD (from Kazakhstan) are nazi-related? > And I don't think this is a german thing (well…) - the term "KZ" is > known by millions of non german speaking people, cause their loved ones > suffered and died there. > > For those who don't know: KZ was and is the (german) abbreviation for > concentration camp. I don't know any German (besides the words "ja" and "nein") and wasn't aware of the meaning - so as was the package maintainer. On 24 June 2016 at 06:40, Holger Levsen <hol...@layer-acht.org> wrote: > +seeing this is your only package in the archive: I hope you'll have+find > other > areas to contribute to Debian! You seem to be pretty nice to work with! I hope that you didn't discouraged him from ever contributing with Debian again. His package is in the archive for over two years[3] and looks like no one felt offended enough to fill a bug before. TL;DR: the holocaust is a *very* sensible topic in today's Germany, but you can't ask the entire world to avoid words or abbreviations that can remind you of a sad part of your country's history. Regards, Tiago. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KZ#In_abbreviations_and_codes [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.kz [3]: http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/m/mutt-kz/mutt-kz_1.5.23.1-7_changelog -- Tiago "Myhro" Ilieve Blog: https://blog.myhro.info/ GitHub: https://github.com/myhro LinkedIn: https://br.linkedin.com/in/myhro Montes Claros - MG, Brasil