Merge tag 'inclusive-terminology' into Linux kernel

Re:Merge tag 'inclusive-terminology' into Linux kernel by fennecfoxen on Sunday July 12, 2020 @10:48AM (#23811752)

I'm happy to move on from the word "slave". I'm more attached to using the term "master", a useful term associated with various and sundry forms of authority and responsibility, whether that be the master of ceremonies (e.g. MC Hammer), the quartermaster in the Army, or simply "mastery of your craft".

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Re:Merge tag 'inclusive-terminology' into Linux kernel by DonHopkins on Sunday July 12, 2020 @05:39PM (#23814990)

Or a Masterclass in Culture and Diversity.

https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/professional-lea...

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Re:Merge tag 'inclusive-terminology' into Linux kernel by apcragg on Sunday July 12, 2020 @10:56AM (#23811828)

In this case, the relationship of "master" and "slave" is intrinsically linked. No one is telling you to stop using "master" in other contexts. It is the master-slave relationship here that is the issue. You are beating down a strawman that wants to remove the term master in all contexts.

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Re:Merge tag 'inclusive-terminology' into Linux kernel by nemetroid on Sunday July 12, 2020 @11:08AM (#23811927)

In the context of this thread it might be a strawman, but there clearly exists an initiative to remove usage of the word master, even when not paired with ”slave”. One such example is the use of ”master” in Git contexts.

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Re:Merge tag 'inclusive-terminology' into Linux kernel by josteink on Sunday July 12, 2020 @02:37PM (#23813603)

> In this case, the relationship of "master" and "slave" is intrinsically linked.

Absolutely not.

The only link between them are as words written in your post.

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