RE: Replacing "master" and "slave" terminology

Subject: RE: Replacing "master" and "slave" terminology
From: "Michael West" <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- com>
To: <kemulholland -at- yahoo -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:56:57 +1000



> -----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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Re: Replacing "master" and "slave" terminology: From: John Posada
Re: Replacing "master" and "slave" terminology: From: Karen Mulholland

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