linux-kernel - Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [PATCH] CodingStyle: Inclusive Terminology

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Date:   Sun, 5 Jul 2020 06:44:58 +1000
From:   Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:     torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        tech-board-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        Chris Mason <clm@...com>
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [PATCH] CodingStyle: Inclusive Terminology

Hi Dan,

On Sat, 04 Jul 2020 13:02:51 -0700 Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com> wrote:
>
> +Linux kernel inclusive terminology
> +==================================
> +
> +The Linux kernel is a global software project, and in 2020 there was a
> +global reckoning on race relations that caused many organizations to
> +re-evaluate their policies and practices relative to the inclusion of
> +people of African descent. This document describes why the 'Naming'

I feel a need to point out that racial issues are wider than just
people of African descent ...  Also, others have pointed out that
slavery is not just restricted to those of African descent.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell

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