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If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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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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[–] FatherGascown@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'll keep using master/slave. Political correctness bullshit be damned.

[–] x3x3@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Changing terminology also creates a mess and lots of confusion. I always want to check out the master branch but some people now started calling it main. I don’t mind either way but constantly changing it is horrible

[–] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

I have an alias that tries both names