Meta post I've decided to make. I enjoyed the unixporn subreddit a lot when I used reddit more. I enjoy customizing my linux de as much as the next nerd.

But you definitely shouldn't use racist slang to refer to the process.

To be clear, I didn't know the origin of the term 'ricing' until fairly recently. I was chattimg with my friend and used it to describe my de setup. They informed me that apparently it's from car customization, and is a pejorative against generally asian men who customize their car to look like a racecar.

After learning this I was sad to realize just how engrained it is in linux de customization culture. I personally have stopped using the term, and I would ask everyone here stop as well.

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[+] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Tbh - leader / follower is usually a better description vs master / slave.

    Parent / child vs master / sub.

    Main or final vs master

    I don’t get all pissy about it but I was never comfortable with master & slave.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's a whole different animal when it's a company with thousands of repos..

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