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| tom66:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law |
| Simon:
i see, I think his law applies to places of debate that are not that open minded. |
| xrunner:
After just Googling "Master Slave System" and seeing all the images of Master Slave systems out there, I deem the total elimination of these terms to be, effectively, an impossible task. |
| Simon:
--- Quote from: xrunner on July 04, 2020, 12:20:40 pm ---After just Googling "Master Slave System" and seeing all the images of Master Slave systems out there, I deem the total elimination of these terms to be, effectively, an impossible task. --- End quote --- Engineers realize this but try to tell the loony lefties. |
| GeorgeOfTheJungle:
--- Code: ---root@xu4-buster:/home/pi/linux# find . -type f -name *.c -exec cat {} + | grep master | wc -l 22238 root@xu4-buster:/home/pi/linux# find . -type f -name *.h -exec cat {} + | grep master | wc -l 2186 root@xu4-buster:/home/pi/linux# find . -type f -name *.c -exec cat {} + | grep slave | wc -l 16168 root@xu4-buster:/home/pi/linux# find . -type f -name *.h -exec cat {} + | grep slave | wc -l 1627 root@xu4-buster:/home/pi/linux# --- End code --- There are more masters than slaves. https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/07/03/new-tech-vocabulary-for-2020-could-break-software-compatibility/ |
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