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GitHub getting on board legitimizes movement aimed at removing racially-charged language from software.
GitHub is working on replacing the term "master" on its service with a neutral term like "main" to avoid any unnecessary references to slavery, its CEO said on Friday.
The code-hosting portal is just the latest in a long line of tech companies and open source projects that have expressed support for removing terms that may be offensive to developers in the black community.
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GitHub to replace "master" with alternative term to avoid slavery references | ZDNet
GitHub is working on replacing the term "master" on its service with a neutral term like "main" to avoid any unnecessary references to slavery, its CEO said on Friday.
The code-hosting portal is just the latest in a long line of tech companies and open source projects that have expressed support for removing terms that may be offensive to developers in the black community.
info:
GitHub to replace "master" with alternative term to avoid slavery references | ZDNet