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Thank you all, beautiful community of Calibre. You created, developed and maintained a software program that is appreciated by many people.
However, when trying to compare e-book-readers, mainly because i am advising people for ICT (hardware and software) and I respect them, i do have some issues here. I came upon the recommendation video on the Calibre site, that completely turned me off. I thought that the "libre" in "Calibre" stood for >free< as in the french and spanish word for free, this "libre" is recognized in my culture (dutch) as standing for >free<, as it is in most european languages and in many other cultures. Allmost every english-speaker, inside or outside the UK and North America or elsewhere, associate "libre" with the history of freedom. However, "Calibre" as a community/website does not want to be associated to freedom!? In your main propaganda video "Calibre", though spelled as "Calibre", is pronounced as [Kellibur] or [Kelliber], not as [Kallibre] or [Kallibré]. This is in my opinion, an extreme sign of disrespect (mainly to people who are french- or spanish-speaking or respect liberty and who do not have English as their first language) or who use the "Latin" alphabet). This is bad. You don't respect all of us : * some of who do not have English as first language, * who like the concept of "libre software" and * those of us who are inspired by the "Liberté" idea of the "French revolution". We are not one block ... But you disrespect us all. |
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creator of calibre
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Yes, we are evil non-people respecting nazis. Please boycott calibre.
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null operator (he/him)
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You are at liberty to forgo the use of calibre… for free.
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From the "You can't make this stuff up" file.
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Wizard
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I have always hated the word firetruck due to the hidden word within it.
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Goes to show there's absolutely nothing that doesn't offend someone somewhere...
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Grand Sorcerer
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Considering the creator of calibre has an explanation of the origin of the name calibre on their website, your rant is a bit risible. Propaganda video? Do you even know what propaganda means to most people?
And perhaps you might also want to consider where Kovid Goyal and family reside? Gentle hint, English is unlikely to be the first language nor is the use of the Latin alphabet the first choice of the majority of residents. Quote:
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