Re: [PATCH 2/5] t/test-terminal: avoid non-inclusive language

[Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>]

Hi Junio,

On Wed, 16 Sep 2020, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>
> > "Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
> > writes:
> >
> >> From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> >>
> >> In the ongoing effort to make the Git project a more inclusive place,
> >> let's try to avoid names like "master" where possible.
> >
> > The two sides of a PTY are called 'master' and 'slave', and I
> > understand there is a push to move away from these words, but
> > calling one side with an invented name that is used by nobody else
> > in the context of talking about PTY, while keeping the word used to
> > call the other side, would lead to confusion.
> >
> > A better change is to drop "master_" altogether without replacing
> > the word with anything, and call them just "input", "output" and
> > "error".
>
> If we really want to use a replacement word for 'master' instead of
> just dropping, I may be inclined to suggest 'parent', in the hope
> that PTY implementors will start following what Python folks are
> doing, at which time they will give us a synonym for 'slave' method
> called 'child' we can use.

Good idea!

Thanks,
Dscho