Blocklist/Passlist Instead of Blacklist/Whitelist. Discuss

1 points by jwildeboer ↗ HN
Simple change, phonetically close enough IMHO. A simple change that actually makes sense to do.

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Except it doesn't make sense. Unlike the master/slave... thing, blacklist/whitelist has a VERY well defined meaning. Blacklist is the closest English term to the computing concept. You're also asking us to fragment our terminology, change client-facing apis, and potentially put thousands of man hours into retrofit these changes. What's the benefit?