Re: the right to rewrite history to rectify the past (was Re: Concerns/questions around Software Heritage Archive)

[Efraim Flashner]

On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 04:23:01PM +0100, Hartmut Goebel wrote:
> Am 21.03.24 um 07:12 schrieb MSavoritias:
> > Specifically the social rules that we support trans people and we want
> > to include them. Any person really that want to change their name at
> > some point for some reason.
> 
> Interestingly you are asking the right to get the old name rewritten for
> trans people only.
> 
> To be frank: IMHO This is a quiet egocentric point of view.

I took it in as though we were discussing the recent activity, not that
it was ONLY this instance that we care about.  I have a number of
friends who have more than 1 set of names and specifically wish to to by
one set over the other.  The point is that there is a vocal portion of
people in the world who insist on deadnaming people, and that is not
okay.

> In many cultures all over the world women are required to change their name
> when they merry. And you are not asking for women's right. But only for
> right for the small but loud minority of trans people.

As a project, we support people by addressing them by their preferred
name, and honoring their wishes as to name, gender, honorifics, etc. For
all people. If a person chooses to go by their "maiden name" or their
"married name" or a pseudonym, that's their prerogative.

> 
> -- 
> Regards
> Hartmut Goebel
> 
> | Hartmut Goebel          | h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com               |
> | www.crazy-compilers.com | compilers which you thought are impossible |
> 
> 

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