On Jul 15, 2020, at 01:31, Trevor Woerner <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> As most are aware, there are efforts in many open-source/free-software
> communities to adjust the language that is used throughout a given project
> to be more inclusive.
>
> We discussed this briefly at the most recent YP Technical Team/Engineering
> Sync Meeting. Many good points were raised. I'd like to start a discussion on
> this topic via email in order to enumerate and keep track of these efforts.
Is there a YP mailing list where the minutes of the YP meeting were posted?
> 1. As a project we need to decide whether or not to undertake this work. Not
> all projects have decided to make any changes. The discussions we had at the
> last meeting made it feel as though it was a forgone conclusion by those who
> spoke up that we would take on this work. Is that the consensus? Silence
> represents agreement?
Also discussed at the June 24th, 2020 OpenEmbedded Happy Hour, where many
points were raised without foregone conclusions.
> 6. Terminology. The Linux kernel project has put out some recommendations:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=49decddd39e5f6132ccd7d9fdc3d7c470b0061bb
From the Linux coding style diff, "avoid introducing new usage", refers to new
names, rather than changing existing systems with consequential impact on
distributed supply chains for live systems.
> To start the discussion, can we please get a consensus on item #1?
It would be helpful to define the work being proposed ("whether or not to
undertake this work"), before seeking new funding for the proposed work, from
YP or OE stakeholders.
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