- [OT] LA officials call for end to master/slave labels
- Posted by Roy Culley on November 26th, 2003
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/34216.html
'The computing world's venerable master/slave naming convention has
come under fire by Los Angeles county officials who charge that this
type of product description is offensive.
A discrimination complaint has been filed with the county's Office of
Affirmative Action Compliance after one county worker saw a video
recording device with the "slave" and "master" tags, according to
Reuters. The complaint was enough to call county officials into
action, asking vendors to re-label their gear.
"Based on the cultural diversity and sensitivity of Los Angeles
County, this is not an acceptable identification label," Joe Sandoval,
division manager of purchasing and contract services, said in a memo
sent to County vendors and attained by Reuters.
"We would request that each manufacturer, supplier and contractor
review, identify and remove/change any identification or labeling of
equipment components that could be interpreted as discriminatory or
offensive in nature," Sandoval said in the memo, which was distributed
last week.
Sandoval has received some e-mails from angry technophiles suggesting
that he be fired for his sweeping renaming proposal. The worker,
however, maintains that he was not handing down an ultimatum for
change but rather a suggestion that vendors see what they can do.
And all this time we thought the master/slave connection had its roots
in the world of whips and chains -a notion supported by the dog
collar-wearing admins.
In related news, Intel has called for server chief Mike Fister to
change his name.'
Can't be long before pi gets redined to be 3 again. What a joke.
- Posted by Sylly Putty on November 26th, 2003
On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:27:41 +0100, Roy Culley wrote:
Just one more reason that I am glad that California is a thousand miles
away. They are currently the greatest bankrupt entity in the history of
the world, losing jobs in droves, taxed to death, regulated far beyond
anything Hitler tried, penalised if they make money rather than accept it,
but they have resources to worry about the labels on jumpers.
If the phrase "You get the government you deserve" is correct, then
Californians must have committed some horrendous sins, sometime. Who was
it that said, "If I owned California and Hell, I would lease out
California and live in Hell?"
SP
- Posted by Tsu Dho Nimh on November 27th, 2003
rgc@swissonline.ch (Roy Culley) wrote:
It's older then the computing world ... definition 25 in the OED
gives "master" as being the main, principal or controlling object
has citations back into the 1200s.
The use of slave as the controlled device has cites back to 1904.
And in a related matter, because of complaints from the
ambulatory independent recreational workers on Sunset Boulevard,
the Parks Department was requested to come up with a less
offensive name for the flat-bladed weed-control devices formerly
known as "hoes".
Tsu Dho Nimh
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When businesses invoke the "protection of consumers," it's a lot like
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your kid and run for your life.
- Posted by paul cooke on November 27th, 2003
Tsu Dho Nimh wrote:
please tell me you're kiddung...
What about those digging implements called "spades"???
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- Posted by spike1@freenet.co.uk on November 27th, 2003
paul cooke <paul_cooke@linux_no_spam_mail.org> wrote:
Or the bloke in a boat egging the other rowers on?
The "cox"?
- Posted by Daniel Rudy on November 28th, 2003
Somewhere around the time of 11/26/2003 13:49, the world stopped and
listened as Sylly Putty contributed this to humanity:
And the sin is that California is home to a large number of Windows
Faggots, Microsoft paid shells, and McWins (read McJob).
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Daniel Rudy
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- Posted by Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz on November 28th, 2003
begin In <dfif91-bqu.ln1@gentoo.linux.src>, on 11/26/2003
at 10:27 PM, rgc@swissonline.ch (Roy Culley) said:
You sexists need to stop your filthy innuendos and start labelling
connectors as concave and convex.
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- Posted by Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz on November 28th, 2003
begin In <pan.2003.11.26.21.49.52.794782@goforit.com>, on 11/26/2003
at 03:49 PM, "Sylly Putty" <hahaha@goforit.com> said:
Godwin.
*PLONK*
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- Posted by Milo T. on November 28th, 2003
On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 13:00:24 -0500, Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz wrote:
*fnarr* he said "Concave".
- Posted by Will Renkel on November 29th, 2003
As I see it there are very few terms one can use that someone cannot object to.
How about mother/daughter board?
Or redskins"
Or bears? or other teams named after animals?
Why cant people just understand no harm is intended?
Get some thick skin folk!
And drop the prejudices and money grubbin law suits!
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- Posted by John Bailo on November 29th, 2003
Will Renkel wrote:
Honkey
