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> Tracy Boyington (and others) have expressed the following thought:
>
> > If the industry stops using a term because enough users find it
> > confusing or offensive, it would be ridiculous for us to refuse to
> > follow along simply because someone on techwr-l accused us of being
> > "PC."
>
> 1. The industry hasn't stopped using the term Master and Slave.
True. But master/slave was just one example of terminology that is being
questioned or reconsidered.
> 2. It shouldn't matter why the industry stops using a term.
No, it shouldn't. But apparently, to some people, it does (based on what I've
read here).
> 3. We're all adults here (unless we've got any Doogie Howser TWs),
Welcome to the list; you must be a newbie. ;->
Tracy
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Tracy Boyington mailto:tracy_boyington -at- okvotech -dot- org
Oklahoma Department of Vocational & Technical Education
Stillwater, Oklahoma http://www.okvotech.org/cimc
I want to be a millionaire
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