Other examples: - "master"/"slave" terminology in databases and such; most recently, even the "master" branch in source trees was deemed impious, and GitHub wi

Other examples: - "master"/"slave" terminology in databases and such; most recently, even the "master" branch in source trees was deemed impious, and GitHub will be renaming it by default to "main" on new repos starting tomorrow - there was a recent case where the author of RuboCop (a linter for Ruby, a pun on RoboCop) faced a lot of pressure to rename it because, I guess, cops are now considered verboten (!?): https://metaredux.com/posts/2020/06/08/the-rubocop-name-drama-redux.html https://metaredux.com/posts/2020/06/08/the-rubocop-name-dram... - adding codes of conduct to all public-facing projects, most of which are taken directly from the Contributor Covenant (a safely orthodox choice); this isn't a naming thing, but is pushed for in a similar way by similar people