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

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

  • fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    This exactly. M/S ment nothing to me messing with HDDs as a kid.

    It arguably only makes sense in a control node/ worker node context, but worker is obvious enough in that context.