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Thu, 27 Nov 2003

"Master and Slave": PCs Deemed Politically Incorrect in LA

As reported yesterday by ZDNet UK and others, and confirmed in detail at snopes.com, the County of Los Angeles has determined that "[b]ased on the cultural diversity and sensitivity of Los Angeles County" the terms "master" and "slave" as used to refer to primary and secondary drive controllers are "not acceptable identification label[s]".

The mind boggles.

Wait until someone explains DNS servers to them...

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