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Re: [Hls-interest] Inclusive Language

Joey Parrish <joeyparrish@google.com> Thu, 23 July 2020 18:47 UTC

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From: Joey Parrish <joeyparrish@google.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:47:00 -0700
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Subject: Re: [Hls-interest] Inclusive Language
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I would support this change in naming.


On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 11:41 AM John Bartos <bartsjb=
40justin.tv@dmarc.ietf.org> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'd like to start a discussion about inclusive language in the HLS spec.
> At Twitch we are committed to using inclusive engineering terms. We believe
> that inclusive language creates an environment where everyone feels welcome
> and supported.
>
> As we've spread this awareness across the tech we use, I've noticed that
> the HLS spec uses the word "master" in a way which implies master/slave. I
> see this as contrary to our goals of inclusivity. It seems that we have
> already acknowledged this by changing "slave" to "child", but that is only
> a half measure.
>
> I'd like to see us do better. I expressed the above to the #video-dev
> community where I received broad support and some new ideas. Among them are:
>
>    - Main
>    - Index
>
> And for child:
>
>    - Media
>    - Rendition
>
>
> Let me know what you all think. Thanks to everyone who has offered input
> and support so far. I'm looking forward to a productive discussion.
>
> - John
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