FWIW, I think the main objection is to the word "slave", not to "master". 
Otherwise we'll be renaming the git branches soon...

So "master" / "replica" would work.

Malcolm

On Thursday, 5 June 2014 16:26:07 UTC+1, Justin Holmes wrote:
>
> I think I agree that "primary" is a bad choice.  Can you suggest something 
> other than master?  Something that will address the concerns posed in the 
> past two threads?
>
> I saw that someone suggested "leader" and "follower" - I haven't thought 
> through whether I find this more palatable.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd] <
> cal.l...@simplicitymedialtd.co.uk <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> For once, I'm going to +1 you Tom.
>>
>> Cal
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Tom Evans <teva...@googlemail.com 
>> <javascript:>> wrote:
>>
>>> Please revert this change as soon as possible.
>>>
>>> If the project has become so PC sensitive that the word "slave" is no
>>> longer permitted to be uttered, then "replica" is an alternate term,
>>> but "primary" is not.
>>>
>>> Have you ever set up "primary-primary replication"? No, neither have
>>> I. Master-master replication is common, please do not take it upon
>>> yourselves to re-program our vocabulary.
>>>
>>> I have a primary master, I do not have a primary primary!
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Tom
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