Re: technical terms overhaul

[elvis <elvis@dogonfire.com>]

On 20/6/20 5:14 am, Eike Lantzsch wrote:
> On the danger of starting a flame war ...
> thinking about the article by Gunnar Wolf on Planet Debian
>
> instead of "whitelist" and "blacklist" I would like to propose the terms:


Since the terms have nothing to do with race, then no. Are you proposing 
to rename everything with the word black in it? Sometimes a cigar is 
just a cigar.


> "allowlist" and "rejectlist"
> instead of (for example on disk drives) "master" and "slave" I like to propose
> the terms:

But it is a master and slave relationship. So what? How is this related 
in any way to human masters and slaves?



> "lead" and "lag" which are e.g. used when electrically managing two pumps
> working on the same hydraulic circuit.
>
> What do you think?
>
> All the best
> Eike
> --
> Eike Lantzsch ZP6CGE
>
> Paradox: Getting live-updates about fatalities
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Or people are just trying to start shit.
No, no - "People are just trying to contribute in the ways they are capable of" is the proper form; always look for positive-sounding equivalents.