same. this could have been fixed silently for it was an unintentional mishap, instead he decided to make a big political point out of it, mailing everyone and consuming a big chunk of brain space out of the whole project for some days, then feeding the internet hate machine with this blog post.
in some ways, he's the one who brought the sexist tone to the whole conversation.
> our accounts had been banned and locked
also it irks me the wording, as there's a difference between "leaving" and being shown the door
The author could have sent a patch renaming the variable with commit message "oh come on" or "let's be profesional" and it would have probably worked, but instead he wanted to be a hero fighting against (probably not real) sexism.
It seems R foundation has no need for people who want to fell like a hero.
in some ways, he's the one who brought the sexist tone to the whole conversation.
> our accounts had been banned and locked
also it irks me the wording, as there's a difference between "leaving" and being shown the door