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Re:GitHub wil change default branch name from 'master' to 'm... by cczizou on Monday June 15, 2020 @01:02AM (#23523944)
This story is about a business (Github) deciding to change language in their product that could carry racist connotations. It’s not about criminalizing racist language.
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Re:GitHub wil change default branch name from 'master' to 'm... by verroq on Monday June 15, 2020 @03:48PM (#23532113)
Except this usage doesn’t and has never had racist connotations. If one wilfully chooses to misinterpret the meaning of words then that is on them.

Much the same way RMS did not defend Epstein. Truth is often the first casualty.

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