Enter your Bossname

Polite software. Politeness in software is under-rated. And deference.*

Software that I truly control: you are likely FOSS/SOSS. You may call me “Boss”. (“Settings –> Boss preferences”; “Enter your bossname.”)

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Command-line apps: you may call me “Commander”. (Hear me out: I'm serious beyond playing with words.)

Any system I don't control: you may refer to me as, “Esteemed client” or “Sir/Ma'am”.

Big Tech People-Farmers: you may justly call me “serf” or “chattel” (related to cattle; look it up).

Graphic meme idea: a collage of recognisable log-in screens etc., terminology edited.


* Deference, but not fawning. Looking at you, LLM chat bots.


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