submitted 1 month ago by guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip to c/linux@programming.dev

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Demon? Damon? Or something more exotic?

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[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 26 points 1 month ago

It’s just an old spelling of demon. So that.

[-] BetterDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Languages change over time, and we get to vote on which words we'd like changed by preferring cool ones over just "the way it has always been"

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, but also sometimes people are just thick.

[-] BetterDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Can't argue there!

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