Re: Proposal: Replace all references to master/slave in GNOME modules
- From: makepost firemail cc
- To: Bastien Nocera <hadess hadess net>
- Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2 infradead org>, Michael Gratton <mike vee net>, "mcatanzaro gnome org" <mcatanzaro gnome org>, Desktop Devel <desktop-devel-list gnome org>
- Subject: Re: Proposal: Replace all references to master/slave in GNOME modules
- Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:01:21 +0300
They all come from the same word with the same connotations:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/master
Connotations listed on the Wiktionary page for master differ a lot. The way git and audio engineers use the
word master, it's the 13th definition from the link, meaning an original. Ukrainian and probably other Slavic
languages derive majster from definitions 6 and 7, meaning an expert or a repair worker. Majsternistj means
proficiency, majsternja is a service center or an art studio. All from the same Latin root magister that we
also have as a university graduate title. It's a very positive word and should remain.
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