As Rod said, being a Master, like a master of a trade, is not a bad thing. Where it gets bad is the slavery part, so I can fully understand that one wants to get rid of all master/ slave namings. In case of the branch name “master”, I don’t see any branch’s named slave, so where’s the connection from master to slavery. From a technical point I can only agree to the others. Changing names in software is often a pain. If names within code are changed it can at least improve readability. But the branch name doesn’t change much…
I would rather like to see a new feature in software, like the variables which provide machine coordinates as discussed in the other thread. Michael > On 30. Jul 2021, at 16:36, Rod Webster <[email protected]> wrote: > > i'm with Les. Slavery has not been a feature of our culture. Heck his > country shipped us off as convicts! > In this case, the minority are taking a very narrow minded definition > to suit their own purposes. > > It would mean I could no longer be a jack of all trades and master of none. > I could not train to be a Master Chef or become a Plumber and join the > Master Plumbers Association > How could I master the art of Kung Fu? > And I would lose fond childhood memories about the excitement of receiving > a letter addressed to > Master R Webster as it inferred somebody thought I was becoming a young man > instead of the old one I've now become! > > There are far more definitions of master that the minority would have us > believe. > Its clear to me that its possible to be a master without any slaves to do > your bidding as demonstrated above. > It seems software is one of them. > > Rod Webster > *1300 896 832* > +61 435 765 611 > Vehicle Modifications Network > www.vehiclemods.net.au > > >> On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 at 23:40, Les Newell <[email protected]> wrote: >> My personal opinion is that this sort of thing is taking PC to extremes >> and if anything it's a backward step. Trying to bury the words doesn't >> change what has happened and is still happening around the world. Just >> trying to forget and pretend slavery never happened isn't the way to go. >> However this is personal opinion and I don't feel strongly enough about >> the change to object either way. >> Trying to be too PC can actually be offensive to minorities. I live in a >> predominantly white area and have a black friend. One thing he really >> hates is when people tiptoe around him due to his colour. For example we >> went into a cafe and ordered coffee. The person serving asked 'do you >> want bla...er, without milk or with?'. It may not sound like much but >> that immediately makes him 'other' - someone you need to be careful >> around. We're all just people. Sorry, I'll get off my soap box now. >> Les >>> On 29/07/2021 21:18, Jeff Epler wrote: >>> For those who desire more background, both on the motivation and on the >>> breadth of organizations that are choosing to make this change: >>> [some links are about ending use of the M/S terms in electrical >>> interfaces, which is also a thing that is being addressed] >>> https://www.acm.org/diversity-inclusion/words-matter >>> https://sfconservancy.org/news/2020/jun/23/gitbranchname/ >> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/technology/racist-computer-engineering-terms-ietf.html >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg111965.html >>> https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/resolutions.html (search December >> 2020 in page) >> https://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/blog/master-slave-and-the-fight-over-offensive-terms-in-computing-kate-conger-new-york-times-april-13-2021/ >> https://betterprogramming.pub/github-replacing-master-with-main-is-a-huge-win-for-inclusion-in-tech-bf517478275b >> https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/making-open-source-more-inclusive-eradicating-problematic-language >>> https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2021/03/10/new-git-default-branch-name/ >>> https://www.sparkfun.com/spi_signal_names >>> https://www.eetimes.com/its-time-for-ieee-to-retire-master-slave/ >>> https://www.oshwa.org/a-resolution-to-redefine-spi-signal-names/ >>> https://cdm.link/2020/06/lets-dump-master-slave-terms/ >> https://blog.adafruit.com/2020/07/12/the-linux-kernel-has-now-adopted-inclusive-language/ >>> Jeff >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-developers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-developers mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
