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Linus Torvalds approved on Friday a new and more inclusive terminology for the Linux kernel code and documentation.
Going forward, Linux developers have been asked to use new terms for the master/slave and blacklist/whitelist terminologies.
The Linux team did not recommend any specific terms but asked developers to choose as appropriate.
The new terms are to be used for new source code written for the Linux kernel and its associated documentation.
The older terms, considered inadequate now, will only be allowed for maintaining older code and documentation, or "when updating code for an existing (as of 2020) hardware or protocol specification that mandates those terms."
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Linux Team Approves New Terminology, Bans Terms Like 'Blacklist' and 'Slave'
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(Score: 1) by PaperNoodle on Wednesday July 15 2020, @03:49AM (4 children)
>everyone has ancestors who did abominable things. Accept it. This doesn't mean *you* need to do abominable things.
Does that negate reparations? Can I call on you to pay for reparations? You admit to original sin. I ask for baptism via money to me. You are white, yes? You are wealthy, yes? You have high percentage of ancestors owning slaves, yes? I hear abominable things from you.
>If it makes some people uncomfortable, then it's the proper thing to do.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Can you predict which wheel will squeak next? When do you ignore the squeaking? I hear abominable things from you and need monetary compensation to appease my ancestors so that I may not be offended on their behalf.
> their definitions were quite sloppy, either originally, or became so through usage.
In isolation I would probably agree with you. Context is very important.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 15 2020, @04:24AM (3 children)
No.
No.
I do not.
Good luck with that.
No. I am multicolored.
That depends on your point of view. Based on my income level, I am absolutely not wealthy in this society (or most any other).
Nope. My ancestors were poor Eastern Europeans who have been discriminated against, harassed, murdered and abused for centuries.
(Score: 2, Informative) by HiThere on Wednesday July 15 2020, @02:26PM (2 children)
Correction. Many of your ancestors. Most of them, however, occurred before Europe even had a name.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 15 2020, @08:07PM (1 child)
I amend my previous statement to be:
Asshole.
(Score: 2) by HiThere on Thursday July 16 2020, @04:29AM
Some of your ancestors were prosimians. They didn't always act politely.
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