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If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology's problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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[–] Akadius@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (4 children)

But why master and slave would be a problem to begin with. I'm still using it in git. I think people that have problem with it must have serious issues. It's a US American thing. Makes no sense.

[–] tastysnacks@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago

well,no. you don't have a slave branch in git. you could have dev, or staging, or something else. but a slave branch generally won't make sense.

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