I'd be happy to rename it to "source". It would be also great if we clean up puppet repo from bad terms
If people want to follow the discussion, I'd recommend checking this ticket: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T254646 Best On Thu, Jul 2, 2020, 11:30 Jaime Crespo <jcre...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > I don't plan on doing anything to DB_MASTER, since it seems fine by > itself, > > like "master copy", "master tape" or "master key" > > MySQL has announced they chose to use "source": > https://mysqlhighavailability.com/mysql-terminology-updates/ We can > consider updating too, I think it is a more accurate representation of what > those servers are (sending original data to, rather than controlling the > replicas). > > On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 10:18 AM Amir Ladsgroup <ladsgr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Sorry for late question. I guess we should deprecate wfWaitForSlaves() > and > > probably some other methods that still use this logic > > > > Best > > > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 11:22 AM Aaron Schulz <aschulz4...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > As of 950cf6016c, the mediawiki/core repo was updated to use DB_REPLICA > > > instead of DB_SLAVE, with the old constant left as an alias. This is > part > > > of a string of commits that cleaned up the mixed use of "replica" and > > > "slave" by sticking to the former. Extensions have not been mass > > > converted. Please use the new constant in any new code. > > > > > > The word "replica" is a bit more indicative of a broader range of DB > > > setups*, is used by a range of large companies**, and is more neutral > in > > > connotations. > > > > > > Drupal and Django made similar updates (even replacing the word > > "master"): > > > * https://www.drupal.org/node/2275877 > > > * https://github.com/django/django/pull/2692/files & > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/django/django/commit/beec05686ccc3bee8461f9a5a02c607a02352ae1 > > > > > > I don't plan on doing anything to DB_MASTER, since it seems fine by > > itself, > > > like "master copy", "master tape" or "master key". This is analogous > to a > > > master RDBMs database. Even multi-master RDBMs systems tend to have a > > > stronger consistency than classic RDBMs slave servers, and present > > > themselves as one logical "master" or "authoritative" copy. Even in > it's > > > personified form, a "master" database can readily be thought of as > > > analogous to "controller", "governer", "ruler", lead "officer", or > > such.** > > > > > > * clusters using two-phase commit, galera using certification-based > > > replication, multi-master circular replication, ect... > > > ** > > > > > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master/slave_(technology)#Appropriateness_of_usage > > > *** > > > > > > > > > http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master?utm_campaign=sd&utm_medium=serp&utm_source=jsonld > > > > > > -- > > > -Aaron > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > > > -- > Jaime Crespo > <http://wikimedia.org> > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
