• @Shady_Shiroe
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      89 months ago

      It is from car terminology, Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancemen, or RICEing, basically means customizing your setup to perfectly fit you.

      • @[email protected]
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        199 months ago

        Wasn’t it a derogatory term for asian car tuners at first before being used for the linux stuff?

        • Montagge
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          149 months ago

          It was indeed. It was used to disparage Asians modifying their cars and then anyone modifying an Asian car. Because haha Asians eat rice so funny.

          Apparently a bunch of the Linux community thought this was a good term to adopt for reasons I don’t understand. The mental gymnastics I see trying to make this not racist is tiring.