On 15/07/2022 07:30, Junio C Hamano wrote:
"Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
The word "whitelist" has cultural implications that make its use
non-inclusive.
A previous version of this series recommended the replacement of
"allowlist", but that term is still new and not accepted by some common
dictionaries.
Instead, this version avoids the use of "whitelist" by rewording the
sentences that use it. In many cases, this improves readability since the
term is used suddenly without other context (and in some cases, is not
necessary at all).
There is one case where "whitelist" is replaced with "allow_list" but that
is because we are operating on a string list parsed from the
GIT_ALLOW_PROTOCOL environment variable.
Thanks, -Stolee
Maybe I am biased, but for all the changes in these patches, I find
the updated text far easier to understand than a mere replacing of
the words s/white/allow/,
I was struck by that as well, the new wording is definitely an
improvement, thanks for working on it Stolee
Best Wishes
Phillips.
