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red hat linux had a "redneck" language option for its installer (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The modern appropriate version of this is Pirate or l33tspeak, it's a common technique for debugging localization issues without having to be able to read another language

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember setting my facebook to pirate back in the day. Fun times.

[–] Cryophilia 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Avast antivirus had a pirate language, it was excellent

[–] ziggurat 2 points 1 year ago

"Avast antivirus has been updated!"

Hnnnnnng, you triggered my PTSD from windows

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I miss everything having pirate speak. I don't know why it stopped being a trend.

[–] lapingvino 1 points 1 year ago

they also have this English but RTL thing.