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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday July 15 2020, @12:58AM   Printer-friendly
from the ban-hammer dept.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-team-approves-new-terminology-bans-terms-like-blacklist-and-slave/

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 kernel will no longer use terms 'blacklist' and 'slave'


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 15 2020, @11:11AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 15 2020, @11:11AM (#1021813)

    Nope, can't use executor (nor executive) because it has associations with capital punishment.

  • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Wednesday July 15 2020, @11:52AM

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Wednesday July 15 2020, @11:52AM (#1021832) Journal

    Hmmm … “Chief Executive Officer”? But then “capitalism” and “capital punishment” obviously share linguistic roots, so maybe it fits. ;-)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 15 2020, @03:02PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 15 2020, @03:02PM (#1021952)

    the highest title in our company is now "secretary"
    let that sink in for a moment
    and yes occupied by a female at the moment

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by Bot on Wednesday July 15 2020, @05:29PM

      by Bot (3902) on Wednesday July 15 2020, @05:29PM (#1022002) Journal

      IF IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR STALIN IT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU
      sheesh

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