From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99EC9C48BE6 for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:59:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83DCF6109D for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:59:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S233839AbhFPVBi (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:01:38 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:56464 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S233836AbhFPVBh (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:01:37 -0400 Received: from mail-oi1-x230.google.com (mail-oi1-x230.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::230]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5E71AC061574 for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:59:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-oi1-x230.google.com with SMTP id x196so3952561oif.10 for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:59:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to:references:subject :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=h5GY5ktj3e3Hieqb2Y35mWgNVmjw4lr/QAZHrsIA71w=; b=aT7/QSKiphj8DqAECkI/Z3UTMy9VhwFO9zqFIwh5bsXv0t2/Zzg30PcN7BmGVUetfN Z1+Mr/Sj1pAUG+6trOLdA/sHKx3TUVRFD0Y4DwSJmZ0fo/n3d54tBn5fKDZn0txXCLQz 1x2wABefUaD1ZRSuvdgmXlOjoCoQW1MlDhQQEUwBFAlj5wkd+RFLCcB2BXAGdAd5B6KF TIHEkYTcWtEdGX2pL3wksULFAAryzmHBiJAqGxXJh+1WO0lT1BIuSk53oE5Ugpjsrjxf 2Wc/DEHDaJjjy9T4E2UkHvfbNtLDSHQNawqOCYM1H3Ywed8ib6AH6ccNH55g+jO3O7qq Dcog== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to :references:subject:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=h5GY5ktj3e3Hieqb2Y35mWgNVmjw4lr/QAZHrsIA71w=; b=Of8FoXxywxdZPWsxqujbpE+12Hrnfmt/ef0+EKueAEquiVexJzOVtaCHv/OpiZyn7D 6OAWnGmYxXTm0v5XNI9pACrFC5c1py6HW69gtgXzFy327HIGQjEUau8c3yj0cQlfCaxt d7tVXmOAWD/KLfHSAfbYTsZIas1sGZWST8mfl0qX5oH17nRztXGXwIrnhz+jZ/FNw7aO 8Xp4ZsecrmMKy8SqR25LAyZdMFver5HIPaTM6W1I8TuaP9KFx0jhcHISie+IFGILGQeX /xjA/kX4ZQvfvF+JhF++tGmLKP7aLoMJYDAi/n8O8lDZLHmfxz/Hcfrv7ZgHavkQbUU4 +wmw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533kyJfA8BvjTMLlvGl3RyW0gRr8XFzaqdqKoaW5NBECbPSITuQb 2a/k7kUtknozFIaFJ4FlLz4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyEM9Vl8Zxbwfv1dUWwIg6NsrmKZC8LZ/pC41BOhjto9BAc2DwFh9yVu5uPj0HM6hm+7SwfrA== X-Received: by 2002:aca:ac47:: with SMTP id v68mr986548oie.160.1623877169827; Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:59:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (fixed-187-188-155-231.totalplay.net. [187.188.155.231]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id x7sm764763ooc.23.2021.06.16.13.59.28 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:59:29 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 15:59:28 -0500 From: Felipe Contreras To: Junio C Hamano , =?UTF-8?B?w4Z2YXIgQXJuZmrDtnLDsCBCamFybWFzb24=?= Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Derrick Stolee , Jeff King , Felipe Contreras , Bagas Sanjaya , Robert Karszniewicz , Emily Shaffer Message-ID: <60ca66304a0a0_6027208c8@natae.notmuch> In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] doc: replace "alice" and "bob" examples Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Junio C Hamano wrote: > =C3=86var Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0 Bjarmason writes: > = > > I suggested in [1] that the "alice" and "bob" examples in our > > documentation would be better written without a reference to such > > fictional characters, for reasons that have nothing to do with trying= > > to bend over backwards to avoid any reference to people's gender. It > > just makes for better documentation. > = > I actually do not mind cast of characters with concrete names, > especially when there are more than three parties involved and > having names for them help clarify the description. But I agree > with you that Alice and Bob should be reserved for situations where > appearance of Eve would reasonably be anticipated, or the use of > these two names become distracting to those who happen to be aware > how these characters are often used in CS literature. > = > Perhaps s/Alice/Tabby/ and s/Bob/Fido/ or something like that ;-)? I don't know anybody named Tabby or Fido (or at least any human). Maybe Mary and John, or Linda and James. -- = Felipe Contreras=