On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:38:46 +0000 MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
On 2021-03-10 15:17, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:23:33 +0000 David Mertz <mertz@gnosis.cx> wrote:
Renaming main branches as 'main' is currently predominant practice on GitHub (and more broadly in Free Software communities). Python doesn't need to cling to an old name based on a tired argument that political sensitivity is a creeping plot to destroy old "fun" prejudices and injustices.
Uh... Since you're putting "fun" in quotes, I assume this is quoting someone else? (who?)
It's not a quote, it's Irony punctuation (in this case, used to indicate sarcasm):
Sarcasm about what? About slavery? I don't understand, sorry. In any case, be mindful that irony depends on shared cultural references, and what seems obvious to you or David may seem flabbergasting to others. Regards Antoine.