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Topic | The debate on "offensive" computing terms |
Dmess85 04/13/21 1:42:29 PM #1: | https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/technology/racist-computer-engineering-terms-ietf.html Now the organization is tackling an even thornier issue: getting rid of computer engineering terms that evoke racist history, like master and slave and whitelist and blacklist. I can see how certain terms may evoke the history of the nomenclature. terms like Whitelist and Blacklist, what will they change next things like "White Magic" and "Black Magic" for gaming? --- Previewing your message before you post is for suckers. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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