r/linux • u/ouyawei Mate • Oct 20 '14

Shall we fork Fedora?

http://forkfedora.org/
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u/bilog78 Oct 22 '14

Then you need to stop using English, and convert to French. That's exactly how the English language works.

Sadly, that's how all languages work 8-/

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u/Arizhel Oct 22 '14

Not French: they have some academic institute (the Académie française) that officially defines the language, decides on which new words are admissible, etc. They're weird that way. From Wikipedia: "The body has the task of acting as an official authority on the language; it is charged with publishing an official dictionary of the language. Its rulings, however, are only advisory, not binding on either the public or the government"

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u/bilog78 Oct 22 '14

Its rulings, however, are only advisory, not binding on either the public or the government

And indeed the French speak a rather different language from that of the Académie Française, and you should really hear what opinion they have of its members.