I think you are missing the point. If someone wants Linux to be able to compete against commercial software then it has to compete on the acceptability and political correctness fronts as well. I realize a lot of people don't care one way or the other and in the free software world market share doesn't matter but at least they should recognize that the issue exists. That is, commercial software and the people promoting it do make concessions to satisfy the potential customers.
How about those of us firmly against such pandering?
> You are free to reply with the terms you prefer, just as Marco is free > to use the phrases he wishes. And the potential users are free to avoid dealing with people using phrases they dislike and the products they handle.
And I just don't see the problem with that. -- As a boy I jumped through Windows, as a man I play with Penguins.