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master vs main (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] psud@aussie.zone 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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

[-] 7isanoddnumber@sh.itjust.works 3 points 21 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 6 points 1 day ago

Not anymore, but it does come from that root.

[-] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 day ago

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

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