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Re:Linux team approves new terminology, bans terms like 'bla... by ThrowawayR2 on Monday July 13, 2020 @06:55PM (#23826577)
> "Demands like this came from minorities. It's a small, easy thing..."

While some minority individuals may have demanded this, it seems more to me that the driving force is largely white people. And that it's small and easy serves only to highlight its triviality. Thanks but no thanks.

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Re:Linux team approves new terminology, bans terms like 'bla... by rbanffy on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @07:41AM (#23830721)
That may be a reflection of current power structures in place. The driving force behind a lot of the open source is of white males because of historical suppression of minorities, so it's inevitable that some of these minor initial steps would come from white males or would need to be embraced by white males.
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