Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-10-01 Thread Ethan Furman
This thread is closed. -- ~Ethan~ Python List Moderator -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-10-01 Thread Ian Kelly
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 3:18 PM Chris Angelico wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 7:05 AM Ian Kelly wrote: > > > > You're objecting to people trying to do *something* positive on the > > grounds that they're not doing *more* while you yourself are doing > > *nothing*. That's pretty hypocritical.

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Larry Martell
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 4:41 AM, Brian Oney via Python-list wrote: > "I have a vewwy great fwiend in Wome called 'Biggus Dickus'" > ... > "Can I go now, sir?" He has a wife, you know. You know what she's called? She's called... 'Incontinentia'. 'Incontinentia Buttocks'. --

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Chris Angelico
On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 7:05 AM Ian Kelly wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 10:48 PM Chris Angelico wrote: > > > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 2:36 PM Ian Kelly wrote: > > > So, Chris, what have *you personally* done about real slavery where it > > > still happens? > > > > > > If, as I'm guessing,

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Ian Kelly
On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 10:48 PM Chris Angelico wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 2:36 PM Ian Kelly wrote: > > So, Chris, what have *you personally* done about real slavery where it > > still happens? > > > > If, as I'm guessing, the answer is "nothing" then it seems to me that > > you don't

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Brian Oney via Python-list
> PS: I'm not a great fan of it, but I think we all know that off-topic is > in a way what this list excels at. +1 An open source community thrives on being open. It also welcomes those who like to pick a fight for various, usually personal reasons. Has any heard of that Python language? I

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Dan Purgert
David Raymond wrote: > [...] > HAL.open(ship.pod_bay.doors) I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that. -- |_|O|_| Registered Linux user #585947 |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O| PGP: 05CA 9A50 3F2E 1335 4DC5 4AEE 8E11 DDF3 1279 A281 --

RE: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread David Raymond
...Think about how you treat your computers - you have the power to discard them if they do not work correctly, or even if you just want to get a newer one. You have the power to kick them across the room and nobody will arrest you. Maybe you don't do those things (I would hope you don't kick

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Chris Angelico
On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 1:28 AM Ian Kelly wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 7:49 AM Chris Angelico wrote: > > > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 11:33 PM Ian Kelly wrote: > > > > > > Care to give an example? The distinctive part of the definition of > > > "slave" is that it refers to someone who is

RE: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Schachner, Joseph
do, second one does it) but I think any one of them feels more "comfortable" now-a-days than Master and Slave. --- Joe S. -Original Message- From: Paul Moore Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 11:41 AM To: Ian Kelly Cc: Python Subject: Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python On

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Marko Rauhamaa
Ian Kelly : > The terminology should be changed because it's offensive, full stop. > It may be normalized to many who are accustomed to it, but that > doesn't make it any less offensive. > > Imagine if the terminology were instead "dominant / submissive". > Without meaning to assume too much,

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Paul Moore
On Wed, 26 Sep 2018 at 16:30, Ian Kelly wrote: > Also: a human slave is not "a person being treated like a computer" > and I find it highly disrespectful that you would move to trivialize > slavery like that. I have no idea what it must feel like to be a slave (other than the trite and obvious

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Ian Kelly
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 7:49 AM Chris Angelico wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 11:33 PM Ian Kelly wrote: > > > > Care to give an example? The distinctive part of the definition of > > "slave" is that it refers to someone who is owned and/or held captive, > > and forced to work against their

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Chris Angelico
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 11:33 PM Ian Kelly wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 2:01 AM David Palao wrote: > > > > Hello, > > My opinion is that the terms "master/slave" describe well some situations. > > They could be seen by some people as offensive (although unfortunately > > sometimes true,

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Ian Kelly
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 2:01 AM David Palao wrote: > > Hello, > My opinion is that the terms "master/slave" describe well some situations. > They could be seen by some people as offensive (although unfortunately > sometimes true, even today) when applied to persons. But it is not > offensive when

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Léo El Amri via Python-list
On 26/09/2018 06:34, Ian Kelly wrote: > Chris Angelico wrote: >> What I know about them is that they (and I am assuming there are >> multiple people, because there are reports of multiple reports, if >> that makes sense) are agitating for changes to documentation without >> any real backing. > >

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread D'Arcy Cain
On 9/26/18 3:58 AM, David Palao wrote: > Hello, > My opinion is that the terms "master/slave" describe well some situations. > They could be seen by some people as offensive (although unfortunately > sometimes true, even today) when applied to persons. But it is not > offensive when applied to

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread David Palao
Hello, My opinion is that the terms "master/slave" describe well some situations. They could be seen by some people as offensive (although unfortunately sometimes true, even today) when applied to persons. But it is not offensive when applied to processes in a computer. They are not living

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-26 Thread Robin Becker
On 25/09/2018 23:46, Thomas Jollans wrote: .. I have to say I find these unspecified attacks on "SJWs" rather disturbing. Assuming for a moment that "SJW" is a viable insult (that's the way you appear to be using it, though I wouldn't use it myself, in that way or probably at all) -

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Chris Angelico
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 2:36 PM Ian Kelly wrote: > So, Chris, what have *you personally* done about real slavery where it > still happens? > > If, as I'm guessing, the answer is "nothing" then it seems to me that > you don't have much of a leg to stand on to level this accusation. Am I demanding

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Ian Kelly
Chris Angelico wrote: > > I was neither rude, nor personally attacking anyone. Actually, the "SJW brigade" remark was quite rude, and a clear attack on anybody who supports this change. > Yes, it's an insult. It's the people who believe that they can cure > social problems by making demands,

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Ian Kelly
On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 6:55 AM Robin Becker wrote: > > On 23/09/2018 15:45, Albert-Jan Roskam wrote: > > *sigh*. I'm with Hettinger on this. > > > > https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/11/python_purges_master_and_slave_in_political_pogrom/ > > > I am as well. Don't fix what is not broken. The

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Chris Angelico
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 8:47 AM Thomas Jollans wrote: > > On 25/09/18 20:57, Chris Angelico wrote: > > > > Is it off-topic because it's nothing to do with Python, or is it > > actually off-topic because it makes you afraid that people won't be > > bullied by the SJW brigade? > > > I have to say I

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Thomas Jollans
On 25/09/18 20:57, Chris Angelico wrote: Is it off-topic because it's nothing to do with Python, or is it actually off-topic because it makes you afraid that people won't be bullied by the SJW brigade? I have to say I find these unspecified attacks on "SJWs" rather disturbing. Assuming for

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Chris Angelico
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 5:56 AM Jon Ribbens wrote: > > On 2018-09-25, Chris Angelico wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 1:56 AM Jon Ribbens > > wrote: > >> Those things might be on topic on python-dev - although I am sure > >> no-one would thank you for continuing this discussion there - but >

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Jon Ribbens
On 2018-09-25, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 1:56 AM Jon Ribbens wrote: >> Those things might be on topic on python-dev - although I am sure >> no-one would thank you for continuing this discussion there - but >> this is comp.lang.python/python-list and here this is off-topic.

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Chris Angelico
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 1:56 AM Jon Ribbens wrote: > > On 2018-09-25, Chris Angelico wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 11:01 PM Calvin Spealman > > wrote: > >> This entire conversation is inappropriate for this mailing list. Please > >> leave this free for people who need to ask and give help

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Jon Ribbens
On 2018-09-25, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 11:01 PM Calvin Spealman wrote: >> This entire conversation is inappropriate for this mailing list. Please >> leave this free for people who need to ask and give help with Python, >> regardless of which side of this argument you are

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Chris Angelico
On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 11:01 PM Calvin Spealman wrote: > > This entire conversation is inappropriate for this mailing list. Please > leave this free for people who need to ask and give help with Python, > regardless of which side of this argument you are on. Considering that the conversation is

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Calvin Spealman
This entire conversation is inappropriate for this mailing list. Please leave this free for people who need to ask and give help with Python, regardless of which side of this argument you are on. On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 4:44 AM Robin Becker wrote: > On 24/09/2018 21:40, Kirill Balunov wrote: >

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Robin Becker
On 24/09/2018 21:40, Kirill Balunov wrote: ... It seems to me that the word "black" has immunity in the next two Python releases ;) So do not worry so much! apparently whitelist/blacklist is an issue so presumably white should also get immunity :) But honestly, it's not pleasant to see how

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-25 Thread Robin Becker
On 24/09/2018 17:30, Dan Purgert wrote: Robin Becker wrote: [...] just thought control of the wrong sort.. Is there "thought control of the right sort"? yes python is good python is good -- Robin Becker -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 24 September 2018 16:40:22 Kirill Balunov wrote: > пн, 24 сент. 2018 г. в 22:46, Chris Angelico : > > The trouble is that making changes like this with a view to > > eliminating the words "master" and "slave" from all docs and > > comments (rather than making them to improve clarity and

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-24 Thread Kirill Balunov
пн, 24 сент. 2018 г. в 22:46, Chris Angelico : > > The trouble is that making changes like this with a view to > eliminating the words "master" and "slave" from all docs and comments > (rather than making them to improve clarity and accuracy) opens up the > leverage that SJWs need. "Hey, you

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-24 Thread Chris Angelico
On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 5:02 AM Thomas Jollans wrote: > > On 24/09/2018 14:52, Robin Becker wrote: > > On 23/09/2018 15:45, Albert-Jan Roskam wrote: > >> *sigh*. I'm with Hettinger on this. > >> > >> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/11/python_purges_master_and_slave_in_political_pogrom/ > >>

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-24 Thread Thomas Jollans
On 24/09/2018 14:52, Robin Becker wrote: On 23/09/2018 15:45, Albert-Jan Roskam wrote: *sigh*. I'm with Hettinger on this. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/11/python_purges_master_and_slave_in_political_pogrom/ I am as well. Don't fix what is not broken. The semantics (in

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-24 Thread Léo El Amri via Python-list
On 24/09/2018 18:30, Dan Purgert wrote: > Robin Becker wrote: >> [...] just thought control of the wrong sort.. > > Is there "thought control of the right sort"? We may have to ask to Huxley -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-24 Thread Dan Purgert
Robin Becker wrote: > [...] just thought control of the wrong sort.. Is there "thought control of the right sort"? -- |_|O|_| Registered Linux user #585947 |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O| PGP: 05CA 9A50 3F2E 1335 4DC5 4AEE 8E11 DDF3 1279 A281 --

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-24 Thread Léo El Amri via Python-list
On 24/09/2018 14:52, Robin Becker wrote: > On 23/09/2018 15:45, Albert-Jan Roskam wrote: >> *sigh*. I'm with Hettinger on this. >> >> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/11/python_purges_master_and_slave_in_political_pogrom/ >> >> > I am as well. Don't fix what is not broken. The semantics (in >

Re: [OT] master/slave debate in Python

2018-09-24 Thread Robin Becker
On 23/09/2018 15:45, Albert-Jan Roskam wrote: *sigh*. I'm with Hettinger on this. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/11/python_purges_master_and_slave_in_political_pogrom/ I am as well. Don't fix what is not broken. The semantics (in programming) might not be an exact match, but people have