Linux Source Code Gets a Language Cleanup

[Katheryne Helendale]

Linux patch replaces f-words with 'hugs' in kernel comments, but some cry censorship | ZDNet

 

[Khamon]

censorship ha ha ha that is rich

 

[Free]

Linux without it's bad language is like Windows without...it's bad language.

 

[Kara Spengler]

From the name it comes from a Finn? Hugs? Not only is the concept of *shudder* getting close to random strangers bizarre over there if it was replaced the language would be made even stronger. Some exclamation about perkele (literally, the devil) maybe?

edit: I just checked, he is in Tampere, odd.

 

[Essence Lumin]

Linux patch replaces f-words with 'hugs' in kernel comments, but some cry censorship | ZDNet

It isn't clear to me if the patch was just submitted or if it was actually applied.

Quote from a different article.

Some of the post-change comments read “Some Athlon laptops have really hugged PST tables”, “If you don’t see why, please stay the hug away from my code”, and “Only Sun can take such nice parts and hug up the programming interface”.

F-word removed from Linux code comments in favour of 'hug'

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

This is immensely foolish. If you know anything about coding, you know that occasional cussing in comments is a form of WAAAGH! and is very important to helping linux be what it is.

 

[Free]

linex

Hugging spelling mistakes.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Hugging spelling mistakes.

I'd blame auto correct, but I typed this on desktop, so I got to own this one.

 

[Soen Eber]

Linux without it's bad language is like Windows without...it's bad language.

Or Apple without hype.