Re: Replacing "master" and "slave" terminology

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

Your company is confusing acceptability with
descriptiveness, not to mention accuracy. A
"parent" may pass attributes to a "child," but it
is immediately obvious from my observation of
my friends who have families that being a parent
in no way ensures having control over a child. :)

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Hanson" <phanson -at- Quintrex -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:20 PM
Subject: RE: Replacing "master" and "slave" terminology


> This discussion came up recently around here. The designer of some new 
> functionality in our system replaced "master/slave" with 
> "parent/child." No objections so far have come to my attention. That 
> said, if master/slave is suitable for your audience, use that phrase.

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