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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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[-] clickyello@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago

y'all I understand there are larger issues in the world but please let's not pretend that POC working in tech feel awesome about typing master/slave in the terminal, it's outdated and should be changed.

[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Not just that, it's bad and makes no sense in its technical context.

Server client is far better.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 16 points 4 weeks ago

No, that's completely dependent on what you are referring too. I have never heard anyone ever referring to a server as "master" or a client as a "slave". The slave/master terminology is often used for storage. I.E. Master drive and slave drive.

[-] nemno@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Nowadays its more ofte used for server hierarchies/functionality. Or well, a lot of software is changing now. Mariadb use Source and replica.

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