Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] Remove use of "whitelist"

From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, johannes.schindelin@gmx.de,
	"Jeff King" <peff@peff.net>,
	"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
	"Derrick Stolee" <derrickstolee@github.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] Remove use of "whitelist"
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:16:52 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <14d7e4f5-e8da-d8f7-05f3-a30faf25f8c8@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqq5yjy3n2c.fsf@gitster.g>

On 15/07/2022 07:30, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> "Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> 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.