On Wed, 2020-09-16 at 14:13 -0700, akuster808 wrote: > > On 7/27/20 6:09 AM, Richard Purdie wrote: > > The OE TSC recognises there are issues related to inclusive > > language > > which the project needs to address and that we need a plan for > > doing so > > moving forward. It is unclear how much change the project members > > wish > > to see or can cope with at this point in time, nor how much help is > > available to make changes. It is noted that whilst steps were > > proposed > > in the email thread discussion, those have as yet not been acted > > upon. > > > > There are some steps the TSC believes the project can take: > > > > a) Going forward all new code and new variables should use > > inclusive > > language. We will rely on the usual peer review process of changes > > to > > help catch issues and request the communities help in doing so but > > this > > becomes standard policy with immediate effect. > > > > b) We defer any potential "master" branch name change until > > upstream > > git's direction becomes clearer. This is one of the most invasive > > potential changes and if we do change it, we need to get it right > > and > > make a decision based upon tooling support and general wider > > community > > consensus. > > > > c) We start looking at the function names and patch filenames for > > problematic language and accept patches to change those straight > > away. > > This area is much less invasive and lower risk. > > > > d) We create a list of the potentially problematic variable names > > on > > the wiki so we can understand scope and what kinds of work is > > needed to > > form a better plan, including understanding the potential migration > > paths for changes. > > Where do we stand on a plan? I noticed a patch already got applied to > change names. The name change in that patch, is that "wording" change > we should adopt?
Was there a patch applied? Cheers, Richard
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