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I'm fairly certain this was a joke about the debate going on regarding git and the broader development community trying to be more inclusive by changing the nam
by rblatz 6y ago
I'm fairly certain this was a joke about the debate going on regarding git and the broader development community trying to be more inclusive by changing the name of the default branch in git. Which is typically called master.
- dunefox 6y agoYes, it was.
- elric 6y agoI'm a little bit confused by that whole discussion. Keys are not people. Nor are branches. Bank cards. Hard drives. It seems perfectly fine to have a master/slave relationship between components. I don't quite get how that impacts anyone. Intelligent lifeforms obviously shouldn't be treated as slaves, but that doesn't seem to be what this is about; merely a matter of terminology? Painters can be masters, carpenters and all kinds of other artists and craftsmen too. Are they no longer masters of their crafts because the word is somehow "not inclusive"? It's not. And it shouldn't be. It takes word to be a master crafter. What about BDSM, should subs and doms no longer refer to their counterparts as master/mistress & slave? Apparently this is a controversial issue in some places, and I don't understand why. Maybe HN isn't the best place to gain that understanding, but then maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised?
- dunefox 6y agoIt's just a lot of pointless outrage about nothing by a couple of people who need to feel they're accomplishing something. Sadly companies seem to follow them as to avoid being targeted by social media 'shitstorms'.