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| DATE | 2020-06-08 |
| FROM | Phil Stracchino
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] The historical roots of our computer terms
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On 2020-06-07 21:27, Ruben Safir wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 07, 2020 at 08:43:08PM -0400, Phil Stracchino wrote:
>> On the other, it is difficult to argue that the terms master/slave are
>> *not* problematic. I'm quite certain they were not *chosen* with any
>> malicious intent. Nevertheless...
>
> They ARE Masters and Slaves.. and it not in any way shape or form
> problematic.
>
> One is the MASTER, and the others are the SLAVES...that do whatever the
> Master says.
>
> That is 100% correct technological description
It is technologically correct, yes. It is *also* culturally problematic
in a nation which has deep racial tensions, a large portion of its
population descended from people brought here against their will as
slaves, and a vocal white-supremacist minority who'd like nothing better
than to bring it all back. The technical accuracy of the roles does not
refute this.
In my primary field, the database world, the term "replication slave" is
being widely replaced by "read replica". It serves the same purpose and
is no less accurate.
--
Phil Stracchino
Babylon Communications
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