wow just wow while i can't say i didn't see this one coming but it always amazes me where greed could lead someone
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Not the main point, but this is the first time I've seen "allowlisted". Lol
...are they trying to avoid saying whitelisted because of the word "white"?
Just like "master" in git. WTH is wrong with it. I feed "master" as "the master of kung-fu" is much better then "main".
I do think dropping
masteris absurd, since it in no way implies slavery or any such thing.mastermostly has uses that are entirely inoffensive, unless post-graduate degrees are racist, for example.But I do think there is some merit in moving off the idea of white is good and black is bad. There are some good arguments that we shouldn't bestow magic powers upon words, but there is also a lot of merit in the idea that these words affect our perception in negative ways and there is really nothing lost by shifting to equally good alternatives.
Maybe it's my culture. I think of
masteras the "master of kung-fu/art/sword/". Something or someone that have earned respect and is at the core of it's field.Yes, I entirely agree. A masterpiece, or mastering an art, or more relevant to software branches: master tapes. None of these imply any sort of subjugation etc..
But... that's just about the word "master". I do think there are other terms that it's a good idea to migrate away from.