Re:Thunderbird 91.0
by IshKebab on Thursday August 12, 2021 @06:20AM
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You are right about "primary" being less clear. In fact I'd say it is wrong.
Primary means it is the "main" one, but it doesn't imply any controlling relationship. It's kind of like "first".
Whereas "master" (in this context) means it has control or power over other things. For example a "master switch" would override all other switches. Or a "master cylinder" on a car controls the slave cylinder.
It's a real shame that they're making things less clear to fix an imagined problem.
Primary means it is the "main" one, but it doesn't imply any controlling relationship. It's kind of like "first".
Whereas "master" (in this context) means it has control or power over other things. For example a "master switch" would override all other switches. Or a "master cylinder" on a car controls the slave cylinder.
It's a real shame that they're making things less clear to fix an imagined problem.