[Linuxtrent] Master & slave
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- Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:20:24 +0100
bho!
mi e' saltato fuori, in una ricerca che stavo facendo per capire come
ponticellare un hd che non aveva piu' l'indicazione dei ponticelli M/S,
un articoletto della CNN che mi ha decisamente fatto sorridere
Fred
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Master' and 'slave' computer labels unacceptable, officials say
Wednesday, November 26, 2003 Posted: 2024 GMT ( 4:24 AM HKT)
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LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Los Angeles officials have asked
that manufacturers, suppliers and contractors stop using the terms
"master" and "slave" on computer equipment, saying such terms are
unacceptable and offensive.
The request -- which has some suppliers furious and others busy
re-labeling components -- came after an unidentified worker spotted a
videotape machine carrying devices labeled "master" and "slave" and
filed a discrimination complaint with the county's Office of Affirmative
Action Compliance.
In the computer industry, "master" and "slave" are used to refer to
primary and secondary hard disk drives. The terms are also used in other
industries.
"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.
"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 and made available to Reuters.
The memo did not include any suggestions for alternative labels.
Dennis Tafoya, director of the affirmative action office, said in a
separate memo that an "exhaustive search" had been undertaken to find
all such labels and replace them with more "appropriate" ones. A form
was sent to all departments to identify equipment carrying the labels
"master" and "slave" or any other offensive terms.
Faced with an avalanche of complaints from vendors and the general
public, Sandoval told Reuters in an interview that his memo was intended
as "nothing more than a request" and not an ultimatum or policy change.
"I do understand that this term has been an industry standard for years
and years and this is nothing more than a plea to vendors to see what
they can do," he said. "It appears that some folks have taken this a
little too literally."
Sandoval said that he had already rejected a suggestion that the county
stop buying all equipment carrying the "master" and "slave" labels and
had no intention of enforcing a ban on such terms with suppliers.
"But we are culturally sensitive and we have 90,000 employees," he said.
"We have to take these things seriously."
Sandoval added that in addition to the e-mails he's received "telling me
how stupid I am and how I should be fired" he has gotten a positive
response from some companies willing to reexamine their labels.
In June, the Los Angeles city council unanimously passed a law requiring
that any companies doing business with the city disclose profits they
may have made from slavery in the 19th Century. In 2000, the council
supported federal legislation seeking reparations for descendants of
slaves.
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