+1 Noble and Ilan !!
On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 7:51 AM Noble Paul <noble.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > Looking at the code I see a 692 occurrences of the word "slave". > Mostly variable names and ref guide docs. > > The word "slave" is present in the responses as well. Any change in > the request param/response payload is backward incompatible. > > I have no objection to changing the names in ref guide and other > internal variables. Going ahead with backward incompatible changes is > painful. If somebody has the appetite to take it up, it's OK > > If we must change, master/follower can be a good enough option. > > master (noun): A man in charge of an organization or group. > master(adj) : having or showing very great skill or proficiency. > master(verb): acquire complete knowledge or skill in (a subject, > technique, or art). > master (verb): gain control of; overcome. > > I hope nobody has a problem with the term "master" > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 3:19 PM Ilan Ginzburg <ilans...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Would master/follower work? > > > > Half the rename work while still getting rid of the slavery > connotation... > > > > > > On Thu 18 Jun 2020 at 07:13, Walter Underwood <wun...@wunderwood.org> > wrote: > > > > > > On Jun 17, 2020, at 4:00 PM, Shawn Heisey <apa...@elyograg.org> > wrote: > > > > > > > > It has been interesting watching this discussion play out on multiple > > > open source mailing lists. On other projects, I have seen a VERY high > > > level of resistance to these changes, which I find disturbing and > > > surprising. > > > > > > Yes, it is nice to see everyone just pitch in and do it on this list. > > > > > > wunder > > > Walter Underwood > > > wun...@wunderwood.org > > > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > > > > > > > > > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------- > Noble Paul >
