This page serves as a way to list any problematic language in the Sling codebases and the steps to remove it.

Topics

Rename 'master' Git branch

This branch can be renamed. One suggestion is to rename it to the 'main' branch although we should monitor what elsewhere is becoming the consensus on a new name for this branch.

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Find problematic language in code and rename if possible

• $ repo grep -i 'whitelist'
  rename to ...
• $ repo grep -i 'blacklist'
  rename to ...
• $ repo grep -i 'slave'
  rename to ...
• $ repo grep -i 'master'
  rename to ...

We need to investigate if the rename has an impact on backward compatibility.

Actions to take

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Documentation changes

Problematic language

Any problematic language in the documentation on its own should be fixed.

Actions to take

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Changes required because of code/git changes

Changes made in git and/or source code should be reflected in the associated documentation.

Actions to take

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