FreeBSD Renames “Master Boot Record” to “Main Boot Record”

Re:FreeBSD Renames “Master Boot Record” to “Main Boot Record” by KryDos on Sunday June 21, 2020 @03:14PM (#23594538)

So as far as I understand Hans (the author) is FreeBSD maintainer and he made the change in the source code. Community isn't happy about it (based on the email thread).

Is there any person who can actually revert the change ignoring Hans? How does it work in FreeBSD?

I'm quite unhappy with such changes. There are terms I used to and I never thought about those terms in any way bad meaning. Are people who rename Master to Main latent racist? Why, by reading "Master", they think about slavery?

It would be much better if we vote for such changes. Maybe give voice only to people who potentially may be offended by such words. Hans doesn't look as a person who can be offended by word Master though...

Very sad tendency is happening.

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Re:FreeBSD Renames “Master Boot Record” to “Main Boot Record” by BrandoElFollito on Monday June 22, 2020 @03:55PM (#23605536)

How do you feel when people say "Brazilians are <something derogatory and true for 0.1% of your population>"?

Because this is how I feel when reading "Europeans LOVE to..."

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Re:FreeBSD Renames “Master Boot Record” to “Main Boot Record” by KryDos on Sunday June 21, 2020 @04:03PM (#23594937)

It's really disappointing. Is there anything we, as a community, can do about all these strange changes?

Unfortunately by trying to not offend some people such changes offend others. Such changes are controversial and hence should be voted for.

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