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Re:The Go Language was rid of blacklist/whitelist and master... by lowmagnet on Sunday June 07, 2020 @08:03AM (#23446777)
The language of 1984 was meant to euphemize to the point of inverted meaning.

Master/slave hasn't made sense since consensus algorithms came on the scene and started "taking leadership"

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Re:The Go Language was rid of blacklist/whitelist and master... by ThrowawayBandit on Sunday June 07, 2020 @08:29AM (#23446896)
A consensus algorithm isn't master/slave hence the different terminology.

Master/slave is a very clear analogy and is used extensively for example about hardware interfaces.

The point here is the same as in 1984. It is aimed at suppressing 'incorrect' thoughts. It is totalitarian and we see society moving that way more and more.

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Re:The Go Language was rid of blacklist/whitelist and master... by belltaco on Sunday June 07, 2020 @09:08AM (#23447060)
Changing some terminology is totalitarian and oppressive? Give me a break.
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Re:The Go Language was rid of blacklist/whitelist and master... by manigandham on Monday June 08, 2020 @07:36PM (#23461995)
Language is expression and offense is subjective. Forcing people to change their language is bordering on totalitarian control and is usually followed by compounding changes and eventually physical force. This is a single software project but it's the same when scaled up to an entire state.

There are a million terms that have negative connotations but are used in technical jargon. It would be endless to account for them all in case someone somewhere finds it disagreeable.

It's much more logical to ask why 0.1% of people are taking offense and seem to draw such stretched interpretations rather than asking 99.9% of people to change for them.

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