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If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?

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It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology’s problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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Changing terminology also creates a mess and lots of confusion. I always want to check out the master branch but some people now started calling it main. I don’t mind either way but constantly changing it is horrible

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Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de
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I have an alias that tries both names

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