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It's a sorry form of respect.

Imagine if this was called the Irish Software Foundation or the Palestinian Software Foundation or the Xhosa Software Foundation or the Asheknazi Software Foundation.

> The Irish Software Foundation was named from respect for the Irish people, well-known for their fighting spirit and perseverance against hundreds of years of adversity.

> The Ashkenazi Software Foundation was named from respect for the various Jewish peoples of Europe collectively known as Ashkenazi, well-known for their strong academic traditions.

It would be so blatantly idiotic and racist that nobody would ever do it.

The name "Apache Software Foundation" sucks, and this is long overdue.

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> Imagine if this was called the Irish Software Foundation or the Palestinian Software Foundation or the Xhosa Software Foundation or the Asheknazi Software Foundation.

You mean like the "Fighting Irish" from University of Notre Dame? I'm Irish and I've never heard anyone criticise them. In fact they are welcomed to Ireland for St Patricks day parades.

Fair. And if a group of Irish people expressed that the name bothered them, it would only be right to listen to what they have to say.

You can find a small group of people to complain about anything, especially in a world where being offended gets you clicks and attention.

You said "It would be so blatantly idiotic and racist that nobody would ever do it". People have being doing exacty this forever and, while it may be sometimes cringe-worthy or even insensitive, I would contend it is not inherently a bad thing to find inspiration in other peoples culture and history.

Also, "i-Rish makes a cute pun on early Apple naming conventions."

How is that not disrespectful? I agree that although Apache wasn't meant to be racist, that doesn't make it not racist.

> The Irish Software Foundation was named from respect for the Irish people, well-known for their fighting spirit and perseverance against hundreds of years of adversity.

oh no that would be horrible I bet the Irish would be so mad.

It's a diversity shakedown. Extortion racket.

What about Irish Pubs or every single Pizza shop not operated by an Italian?

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