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Linux Team Approves New Terminology, Bans Terms Like 'Blacklist' and 'Slave'

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

mrpg writes:

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."

Also At:
Linux kernel will no longer use terms 'blacklist' and 'slave'

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• Re:Why were those terms ever used? Re:Why were those terms ever used? (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday July 16 2020, @12:25PM (1 child)

  by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Thursday July 16 2020, @12:25PM (#1022368) Homepage

  He's widely misunderstood, in particular regarding that outburst, and the way I interpret it, which I think is how he intended it, it's probably one of the wisest and insightful things he's said.
  
  Your quote's better though, there's something about the 100+ years of forewarning, as well as the preciser language, that gives it more gravitas.

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• Re:Why were those terms ever used? (Score: 2) by Reziac on Thursday July 16 2020, @03:47PM

  by Reziac (2489) on Thursday July 16 2020, @03:47PM (#1022443) Homepage

  I've paid zero attention to Kanye so no idea, but took it to mean the obvious... any situation you continue living in that long, you're not making much effort to get out of.

  The Booker T quote gets a lot of use... sure does point up that some things never change. And it's a fantastic book... right up to where he figures out that he can get more funding for his school by begging it from rich folks than from doing for himself. Yeah, they needed the funding regardless, but there's a fundamental change in his attitude that really saddened me. But the first few chapters are quintessential bootstrapping.

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