me: *uses accented letter in project name*

software: "you can only use letters"

me: fuck off you north-american centric piece of shit á IS a letter

@squirrel Not if you want to communicate broadly, it isn't.

Intermediary pidgen is (virtually?) always simplified. Language exiists _between_, not _within_.

@dredmorbius @squirrel is "communicate broadly" a fancy way of saying "speak english"?

Because there's plenty of people with whom one can communicate in languages where á is significantly different from a.

@dredmorbius @zatnosk @squirrel so you want to prevent people from using languages other than english because it might mildly inconvenience someone developing a system

Not to mention the fact that the characters you're complaining about ARE ALSO USED IN ENGLISH

@squirrel @zatnosk @dredmorbius maybe you should take a break and go to a café and think about what you just said

Maybe have an éclair while you're there, you should find it on the à la carte menu

Sign in to participate in the conversation
Computer Fairies

Computer Fairies is a Mastodon instance that aims to be as queer, friendly and furry as possible. We welcome all kinds of computer fairies!