Re: Proposal: rename xen.git#master (to #trunk, perhaps)

[Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 24/06/2020 17:13, Ian Jackson wrote:
> I think it would be a good idea to rename this branch name.

The tech industry does use some problematic terms, and I fully agree
with taking steps to reduce their use.  However, I disagree that this is
a problematic context.

In the English language, context is paramount.

Terms such as master/slave have an obvious inequality bias in the
context in which they are used.  There are alternatives to these terms,
probably one of which is more suited to the specific scenario in question.

However, the word master is a very overloaded word in terms of its
different meanings.

Describing someone as a "master of their trade/skill/other", is a
totally different context, and it would be excessive to suggest changing
the language used in this way.  So too, in my opinion, is master as in
"master copy", a different context and connotation to master as in
master/slave.


A much more meaningful use of time would be to address:

xen.git$ git grep -i -e slave -e whitelist -e blacklist | wc -l
194

two thirds of which look fairly easy to address, and one third fairly
complicated due to external dependencies.

~Andrew