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'Master,' 'slave' and the fight over offensive terms in computing

  >> Kate Conger, The New York Times  Published: 14 Apr 2021 11:43 AM BdST Updated: 14 Apr 2021 11:43 AM BdST Nearly a year after the Internet Engineering Task Force took up a plan to replace computing words like “master” and “slave,” the debate is still raging. The New York Times Anyone who joined a video call during the pandemic probably has a global volunteer organisation called the Internet Engineering Task Force to thank for making the technology work. "); } The group, which h...
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Racist Computer Engineering Words: 'Master,' 'Slave' and the Fight Over Offensive Terms

April 13, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET Anyone who joined a video call during the pandemic probably has a global volunteer organization called the Internet Engineering Task Force to thank for making the technology work. The group, which helped create the technical foundations of the internet, designed the language that allows most video to run smoothly online. It made it possible for someone with a Gmail account to communicate with a friend who uses Yahoo, and for shoppers to safely enter their credit car...
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