Project naming choice

[atisharma]

You should at least know, though you may not care, that the name of the project is a fairly serious racial slur, as a quick lookup in the dictionary will confirm.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sambo \Sam"bo\, n. [Sp. zambo bandy-legged, the child of a negro
     and an Indian; prob. of African origin.]
     1. A negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a
        mulatto; -- formerly used colloquially or with humorous
        intent, but now considered offensive or racist by
        African-Americans. [Derogatory and offensive]
  
     Note: A children's book named Little Black Sambo was at one
           time popular in elementary schools, but the book has
           been removed from reading lists in many American
           schools due to the development of a reduced acceptance
           of patronizing depictions of negros, as well as the
           negative associations of the word itself.
           [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  
     2. In Central America, an Indian and negro half-breed, or
        mixed blood.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

[kernc]

No, man, you're off. 😅 The chosen name is simply an acronym of the admitedly loaded keywords that best describe the project use and intent. It's strictly technical. You can see "sambo" can mean many things. This is a future-oriented project. Why you would assume it bears relation to a a 19th century slur is unclear. My background is different, so I admit not being aware. But even so, I likely wouldn't have picked a different name just because of that, no. But thanks for bringing it to our attention! 🙌