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master vs main (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] psud@aussie.zone 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Perhaps people offended by the usage of master/slave in IT need to understand it isn't talking about people

[–] 7isanoddnumber@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I’ve now got an image in my head of a new satanic panic around daemons and wizards in IT.

[–] T156@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It would at least be a little more understandable, what with the whole aborting, terminating, or killing children before the parents to prevent zombies.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago

I don't think there's much effort to get us to use different terms for that though. Slaved machines and programs though (what's the word got to do with it anyway? It's still going to be one thing directing another and the second following without question)

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Not anymore, but it does come from that root.

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Technically, so does the word 'robot', but it's not from english, so that linguistic connection to slavery doesn't get noticed.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's true.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago

Oh c'mon, now we're bringing root into this? /j :p