Subj : Re: Computer Kits
To   : Jeff
From : Arelor
Date : Sun Jan 30 2022 16:23:08

  Re: Re: Computer Kits
  By: Jeff to Arelor on Sun Jan 30 2022 04:04 pm

 > On 30 Jan 2022, Arelor said the following...
 >  Ar>  > Perhaps a more appropriate example would be the blacklisting of accu
 >  Ar>  > socialists by the House Committee on Un-American Activities during t
 >  Ar>  > McCarthy era, although that was more than social pressure in that it
 >  Ar>  > force of government behind it.
 >  Ar> The correct term nowadays is "blocklisting".
 >  Ar> If you put forth "blacklisting" in a modern publication you will be
 >  Ar> regarded a recist in a lot of circles and you will be forced to
 >  Ar> apologize.
 > 
 > Hmm. That convention not appear to have made it to the circles I frequent.
 > Blacklisting and whitelisting are terms commonly used in IT security.
 > 
 > Jeff.

Yes, and also master->slave relationships in databases.

A number of projects have been forced to change the names of internal functions
of the code. zzz, from the Java implementation of i2p, claimed he adopted the
blocklist terminology and removed the terms Master and Slave because it was
necessary to protect the project.

Go figure.

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