Meta post I’ve decided to make. I enjoyed the unixporn subreddit a lot when I used reddit more. I enjoy customizing my linux de as much as the next nerd.
But you definitely shouldn’t use racist slang to refer to the process.
To be clear, I didn’t know the origin of the term ‘ricing’ until fairly recently. I was chattimg with my friend and used it to describe my de setup. They informed me that apparently it’s from car customization, and is a pejorative against generally asian men who customize their car to look like a racecar.
After learning this I was sad to realize just how engrained it is in linux de customization culture. I personally have stopped using the term, and I would ask everyone here stop as well.
I kinda thought this conversation would eventually happen. I have mixed feelings on the subject but am generally inclined not to use the term myself as I find it distasteful. But I think there’s an important consideration for those who’d like to discontinue the term rice in this community: what language would we like to use instead? Specifically a good noun for referring to a given setup we’ve made. In therapy they teach you that stopping a behavior is a very hard thing to accomplish, and that instead you should always try to replace a behavior- I believe that idea is very relevant here
I’d be curious to hear people’s thoughts on what they’d like to use instead
What about just “Dots” or “Dotfiles”, after all these are the main components that we share or seek in these posts.
Or “Toast”, not gonna expand on that I just like how it sounds funny.
I’m not active in the community these days but I might as well through some suggestions in the mix:
- splash (like a splash of paint)
- face
- tweek
- dec (like decorate, or decked out) or deq
I think we should call it “syrup”
“That’s some sweet sway syrup”, or “that gnome syrup is stallman af”
I like the sound of decking, makes me think of the people who do cool mods on their steam deck!
Since Linus is Finnish, I’d propose we use “bread/bakers/baking” instead.
“Tuning” is a pretty good one really, since it’s also a car modding thing, right? (I’m not good with cars.)
