RE: Replacing "master" and "slave" terminology

["Michael West" <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karen Mulholland 
[...]
> That said, I do work with my developers to help them
> find clear, neutral language


It's worth a try, but there will always be people around who make it their
business to read into words and pictures "meanings" that have nothing to do
with the matter at hand.
 
> there's no need to call
> a command "abort" if you can call it "cancel".

There may indeed be a reason in certain circumstances, because "abort" and
"cancel" mean different things.

--
Mike West
Melbourne, Australia


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