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master vs main (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] psud@aussie.zone 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 2 points 11 hours ago

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

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not anymore, but it does come from that root.

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day 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 1 day ago

That's true.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

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