It might be worth reminding folks of https://www.openssl.org/community/conduct.html which says "We strive to be an open and inclusive community where anyone can contribute." - Dan
On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 11:02 AM Donald R Laster Jr <don_...@dlaster.com> wrote: > > Having just noticed the last 4 or 5 emails related to this thread I have > to say this is classic political correctness garbage. > Don > > Dan Kegel wrote on 07/04/2020 11:35 AM: > > Likewise. Thank you, Rich! > > > > When this issue came up in Buildbot 5 years ago, there was a fair bit > of... discussion, see > > http://trac.buildbot.net/ticket/2340 > > The resolution back then was to rename 'slave' to 'worker', which was a > LOT of > > work, and seemed to satisfy everybody at the time. > > It came up again recently, see > > https://github.com/buildbot/buildbot/issues/5382 > > and they're now looking at whether and how to address the word 'master'. > > > > Not having noticed this discussion in openssl until today, here's my two > cents as an openssl user: > > I think an incremental approach is fine, clean up the most offensive > word or two > > first, and then see where things land. And if it can't start > immediately, that's > > ok, it took buildbot a while to come up with the needed consensus and > > elbow grease. > > - Dan > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 11:10 PM Eliot Lear <l...@ofcourseimright.com > <mailto:l...@ofcourseimright.com>> wrote: > > > > Can we please put the knives a way? Rich has given a lot to this > > community. As an openssl user, I'd rather the conversation moved > along. > > > > > > > > -- > ============================================================== > > Donald R. Laster Jr. > 25 Heidl Ave > West Long Branch, NJ 07764 > > Email : las...@dlaster.com > donaldrlaste...@gmail.com (Cell) > > Phone : (732) 263-9235 (Home Evening) > (732) 263-9236 (Home Office) > (732) 539-5658 (Cell) > (732) 263-9280 (Fax) > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test > a man's character, give him power. -- Abraham Lincoln > > ============================================================== > >
