computers are discriminating!

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

LA County bans 'master'/'slave' drive naming

Thursday 25th November 2003

Political correctness, much loved by mid-ninties comedians and the tabloid press for its unceasing stream of asinine proclimations about what may or may not be said in polite conversation, has reared it's ugly head in sunny LA.

The LA County Internal Services Department has issued a diktat that all PC equipment vendors cease using the terms 'master' and 'slave' when referring to IDE drive configurations, citing a complaint to the department's board to the effect that the terms were offensive. As progressive and forward-looking as the LA governance may be, this seems like a step too far even by their standards.

The order itself:

"One such recent example included the manufacturer's labeling of equipment where the words "Master/Slave" appeared to identify the primary and secondary sources. Based on the cultural diversity and sensitivity of Los Angeles County, this is not an acceptable identification label.

We would request that each manufacturer, supplier and contractor review, identify and remove/change any identification or labeling of equipment or components thereof that could be interpreted as discriminatory or offensive in nature before such equipment is sold or otherwise provided to any County department."

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oh man....

 

[Varg|Hund]

Yarghh, saw this for some time ago. Pretty strange.
Oh horror! It says Master and Slave inside the computer chassi! It brings up feelings of guilt for us LA'nians! Quick, let's forbid it!
And while we're at it, let's forbid the colours white and black also! They are discriminating!

 

[Lil' Timmy]

Originally posted by [CoHn]FuSeD
let's forbid the colours white and black also! They are discriminating!

what are you talking about? oh wait, you mean the master color (like the color of say, snow) and the slave tone (say the color of a.. spade for instance). i gotcha now.

 

[thenerdguy]

If it was
White Master
Black Slave

it might be discriminating!

And I allready made a thread aqbout this.

 

[The Dark Elf]

Originally posted by PriNcE oF SpAcE
:x

oh man....

a thread on this has already been started before
http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15080&highlight=master+slave

 

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

screw you nerds!

 

[king John I]

lol, this is just funny.

 

[mrchimp]

Originally posted by PriNcE oF SpAcE
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What I really want to know is who made the complaint... or should we say what?

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

lol



I can't believe they have soooo much time to waste....
Couldn't they be doing something productive..?

I mean... What is the point?

 

[Farrowlesparrow]

Beurocrats have to justify thier existence somehow. WHy not make memos about pointless things that make no sense.


If it was master and slave in terms of people...then i still wouldn't care, because its just a title. Its not longer an actual reallity here. Employer and employee is differnet, now thats something that you could talk about, but anyway thats just another title and another thread.

 

[Damaged]

OMG better ban all them history books then, they have that whole master and slave thing written in them!!

 

[Computer5k]

I think we should ban the words Master and Slave, because those are the most offensive words ever.


p.s.

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