Je ven, 2019-05-03 je 14:45 +0200, Bastien Nocera skribis:
> > Can this assertion be backed up by anything substantive? This keeps
> > being said, and I'm willing to believe it, but no actual arguments
> > are
> > being made as to _why_ this is.
> >
> > Specifically, this question needs an
Je ven, 2019-05-03 je 12:09 +0200, Bastien Nocera skribis:
> - Why?
>
> For the same reasons we'd want to change master/slave references.
> Though it usually isn't paired up with "slave" (excluding the
> "gitslave" addon), it still has strong connotations of subjugation, and
> some ties with the
Having written the summary, I'll make a slight effort to give some
input on the points. I hope that, like the summary, they are
insightful.
I'm removing the points on which I have no strong/informed opinion.
Je ĵaŭ, 2019-05-02 je 11:01 +0200, Carmen Bianca Bakker skribis:
> 1. The desktop d
Hi Britt,
Thanks for posting this to the mailing list. I'll summarise the raised
points quickly here for everyone's convenience:
1. The desktop does nothing. There is no functionality other than on
the top bar. Specifically: There is no dash/dock.
2. The status bar does very little.
Je ĵaŭ, 2019-05-02 je 01:10 +1000, Daniel Playfair Cal skribis:
> As English speakers, we choose how our language evolves. It is a choice to
> keep using a word just as it is a choice to swap it for a new one. It is not
> censorship to make a choice one way or the other. Nobody in this thread
Je mer, 2019-05-01 je 23:31 +1000, Michael Gratton skribis:
> On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 15:19, Carmen Bianca Bakker
>
> > > I did however point out that Python has replaced uses of the term
> > > "master", and we should do the same.
> >
> > We should.
Je mer, 2019-05-01 je 22:38 +1000, Michael Gratton skribis:
> On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 14:30, Carmen Bianca Bakker
> wrote:
> > I think the problem is that, when prompted why we should make this
> > change, you said that we need only look at Python to see why this
> > ch
Hi Michael,
Je mer, 2019-05-01 je 21:52 +1000, Michael Gratton skribis:
> On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 12:48, Richard Hughes
> wrote:
> > On Wed, 1 May 2019 at 12:38, Michael Gratton wrote:
> > > They have also been successful in getting other projects to use more
> > > inclusive language. For
Hi Michael,
Je ven, 2019-04-26 je 09:24 +1000, Michael Gratton skribis:
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 09:02, Carmen Bianca Bakker
> wrote:
> > Defaults and conventions matter. One reason I like GNOME so much is
> > because the defaults are amazing. And while "master" is
Je ĵaŭ, 2019-04-25 je 09:53 -0400, Pat Suwalski skribis:
> On 2019-04-25 6:43 a.m., Bastien Nocera wrote:
> > It's non-gender neutral, which was mentioned earlier in the thread.
> >
> > See the master/maiden section of:
> >
Hi Michael,
Je ĵaŭ, 2019-04-25 je 11:46 +1000, Michael Gratton skribis:
> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to formally propose as a GNOME Goal that GNOME modules replace
> references to the terms "master" and "slave".
I principally agree with this, if only because it makes the world a
slightly better
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