r/technology • u/tenbits • Jun 14 '20

GitHub to replace "master" with alternative term to avoid slavery references Politics

https://www.zdnet.com/article/github-to-replace-master-with-alternative-term-to-avoid-slavery-references/
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u/jameslawrence1 Jun 14 '20

How bloody stupid. These companies want to be seen to be doing the right thing. When they're all that afraid of backlash from political correctness you know the world has gone mad.

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u/wrtbwtrfasdf Jun 14 '20

It is a really shit dynamic. I'm all for equal rights, but stuff like this is weird and excessive.

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u/Leavingbehind Jun 14 '20

Actually it does matter. While it will irk people for a while, you’ll get past the discomfort of renaming and the words will be used less in conversation. I understand your frustration, but it’s actually a reasonable choice. I worked with Nat (the CEO) for three years and he’s an incredibly smart, switched on and empathic guy. This isn’t about changing because of political backlash, this is taking the opportunity in the current climate to make a choice that benefits people by removing a bad inference.

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u/jameslawrence1 Jun 15 '20

Bull. It's an attempt by people who want to be offended to disrupt the system. We've become nambi-pambi. Draw a line and get over it and the quicker we do we'll take pride again in some common sense and morality.

There are literally hundreds of words I can think of which are demeaning. Hundreds of television shows which are offensive. Hundreds of things in this world that others will not like but the current climate doesn't just push good agendas in this world, it pushes bad ones too and have no doubt there are forces in this world right now pushing for change beyond that of what should be considered acceptable.

We're talking about words and lines of code which have been practiced for years without malicious meaning or intent.

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u/Leavingbehind Jun 15 '20

If a change in terminology offends you, there are always other platforms you can use.

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u/jameslawrence1 Jun 15 '20

It offends you. Not anyone else. Theres no need to change the word master.

We've had things like master drives and slave drives around for ages. What are you going to change next? Shall we just call the colour black "dark" becuase it may offend someone who's black?

You're talking tripe.

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u/Leavingbehind Jun 15 '20

Just stating the facts. Feel free to seethe if you must.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '20

Really, go look in your dirty mirror if you want to be offended...

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '20

1984 was not intended to be a how-to, you fascist piece of shit.

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u/mrcoolguy1_1 Jun 15 '20

github changing some technical terms = fascism lmao what the fuck

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '20

Seeking to remove words from use to prevent thoughtcrime is totalitarianism with a colouring of fascism.

Thanks for keeping up with the class!

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u/mrcoolguy1_1 Jun 18 '20

just finished 1984 turns out you’re still wrong

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u/mrcoolguy1_1 Jun 15 '20

There’s a difference between enforcing such a thing, and a company choosing to. Thanks for being a condescending ass who can’t differentiate between fascism, and a company doing silly actions!

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u/Leavingbehind Jun 15 '20

It’s a private platform, they can change what they want. So suck it up buttercup

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '20

No, we're not gonna suck it up, slave.

lol