Linux team approves new terminology, bans terms like 'blacklist' and 'slave'

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[–]Turn0ffy0urmind 28 insightful - 13 fun28 insightful - 12 fun29 insightful - 13 fun -  (9 children)

I need to get the updated version of the Newspeak dictionary.

[–]zyxzevn 6 insightful - 7 fun6 insightful - 6 fun7 insightful - 7 fun -  (1 child)

The number 0 is now related to black. And now you are not allowed to change a variable to zero, because it is associated with black-face.
Number 88 and such are now related to extreme right, so you have to write it as 87+1.
free() is not allowed. Because it is related to free speech.
free(#black) is allowed, but gives a segmentation fault.
Type int is not allowed, because talking about intelligence is racist.
String B or String J, is not allowed. But String W is.
true is not allowed, because the left now dictates us what is true.

Process.KillAllChildren() is still allowed.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

/wit's

[–]Trajan 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I couldn’t keep up with the hourly editions. Even after adding a few more postboxes, each morning I’d come out to find a pile of editions delivered to my front lawn.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 5 fun2 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

I'd agree but if you just look at the article the replacement terms are actually better.

[–][deleted] 9 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

some are better, but too many options and too many variations could lead to even more chaos.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Excellent point, and I agree that some were better and some less gooder - however I don't think they were supposed to be universal replacements, rather be specifically utilized under specific cases. I'm guessing only a few might be more broadly embraced and the others will either fall into oblivion or be very specific.

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

better

Please, the correct phrase is doubleplusgood. Do better doubleplusgood, comrade.

[–]wuzizname 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Dude dictionaries are so rayciss!

[–]screwballeclipsed 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

til that's a real thing