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Firefox's beta feature "Smart Window" shared browsing and search history to AI models without prompting (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
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[-] potustheplant@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

Can you provide an example of this non-inclusive language? I honestly can't even come up with an example for web browser documentation that would refer to any gender at all.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

"In case of browser crash, the male, white, cis user should submit a bug report"

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

If the user is female, a report should be submitted by her closest male relative.

[-] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

To prevent this, remove `anon` from the `wheel` group and he will no longer be able to run `/bin/su`.

As opposed to

To prevent this, remove `anon` from the `wheel` group and they will no longer be able to run `/bin/su`.

https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/6814/commits/beb448fc248f1cbd82a4c68ddf72687203d4d51e

That’s the example linked to from the thread which started the controversy off: https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/6814

[Tunas1337]

It's a minor nitpick, but I think it's important; assuming the user and/or developer of the operating system is male isn't exactly the best.

[awesomekling]

This project is not an appropriate arena to advertise your personal politics

[-] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

I don't know the actual thing that happened but I'm assuming "the user [something] <his/him/he> [something]"

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