Re: Company sued over comments in code

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi(a)gnus.org&gt; writes: Like the rest of the comments, this is an idiomatic reference specific to Caucasian American racism against African-Americans (supposedly they have an unusual penchant for watermelon.) That's why this is very unfunny, in a way that it may be difficult for our overseas viewers to realize. I have a sense of humor that blanches at little, but racism is not funny. And if management at this firm was permitting harassment of this programmer on account of her race, they deserve whatever happens to them. -- Michael D. Harnois, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Washburn, IA mharnois(a)sbt.net aa0bt(a)aa0bt.ampr.org "There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion." - Carl Jung