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’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 like the sound of decking, makes me think of the people who do cool mods on their steam deck!
I think we should call it “syrup”
“That’s some sweet sway syrup”, or “that gnome syrup is stallman af”
Is anyone really complaining, or just afraid?
There is a difference between “I am not comfortable help me” and “you need to do as I say”.
Being open to other points of view is only good right?
And yet that is not the vibe, at all. I have only said … you do you. White knighting and telling others they are doing it wrong suppresses what should be a chill creative club.
