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If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology's problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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[-] Akadius@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

But why master and slave would be a problem to begin with. I'm still using it in git. I think people that have problem with it must have serious issues. It's a US American thing. Makes no sense.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

Slavery is a world wide problem.

[-] el_abuelo@programming.dev 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That is going to be solved by making IT nerds pretend to forget the word exists?

Hunger is also a world wide problem, doesn't stop me from saying I'm starving!

[-] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

*Clears throat in Bristolian

[-] tastysnacks@programming.dev 0 points 6 months ago

well,no. you don't have a slave branch in git. you could have dev, or staging, or something else. but a slave branch generally won't make sense.

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