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John Bartos <bartsjb@justin.tv> Thu, 23 July 2020 18:35 UTC

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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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