Re: [PATCH] libata: end the r-word

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On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:40 PM, One Thousand Gnomes
<gnomes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 19:33:04 -0800
> Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> We want our contributors to spend their anger, resentment, and
>> frustration emotional resources on finding and fixing broken code.  We
>> do not want those valuable resources wasted on unfortunately worded
>> comments.
>
> The comment appears to be very accurately worded in this case. To retard
> is to slow down. We allow 30 seconds of idleness for very slow devices.

Right, as a verb, if the comment had said "some devices retard the
reset recovery process" that would be pedantic word choice but more in
line with a specific technical meaning of the word.

> Now I can see why you might want to remove the word in some other context
> such as if we had /* Linus is such a retard */ but this context appears
> to be correct, and in fact a rather clever bit of wordplay (intended or
> otherwise)

Actually, no, int this case I'm specifically concerned with adjective
usage "retarded devices".  Where the implication is there is something
wrong with the device.  Unfortunately in the US it has become a slur
and slang term to classify the "worst of things".  I suspect that
usage has not made it to the UK?
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