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Re:The Go Language was rid of blacklist/whitelist and master... by ngngngng on Monday June 08, 2020 @02:46PM (#23459457)
To be clear, I'm in support of fixing these terms. But paper is usually white. The term whitespace came from referencing the space on paper without ink on it. The color white DOES exist outside of skin, and has many uses.
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Re:The Go Language was rid of blacklist/whitelist and master... by lostcolony on Monday June 08, 2020 @07:12PM (#23461807)
He's just trolling. No need to respond.
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Re:The Go Language was rid of blacklist/whitelist and master... by hintymad on Monday June 08, 2020 @07:56PM (#23462150)
I'm not sure why you said that. I'm serious. Words do matter. Please get your facts straight.
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Re:The Go Language was rid of blacklist/whitelist and master... by pathartl on Monday June 08, 2020 @07:12PM (#23461813)
Not to mention that the default background color on the web is white.
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