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"master" and "slave" barred from use in reference to pc hardware

Nov 28, 2003, 3:59 PM
fuzzy logic
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Nov 28, 2003, 3:59 PM
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"master" and "slave" barred from use in reference to pc hardware
http://news.bbc.co.uk/...chnology/3243656.stm

Anyone else find this silly?

Philip
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Nov 28, 2003, 5:14 PM
dan
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Nov 28, 2003, 5:14 PM
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Re: [fuzzy logic] "master" and "slave" barred from use in reference to pc hardware In reply to
They'll have to update the one Seinfeld episode, and change "Master of your domain" to "Primary of your domain" =) Yes, very silly with a capital S!

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Nov 29, 2003, 7:17 AM
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Nov 29, 2003, 7:17 AM
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I think this quote sums up the situation fairly accurately...

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"It appears that some folks have taken this a little too literally."