L’importanza del linguaggio

Due begli articoli,

uno su modbus che ha cambiato il termine MASTER e SLAVE in rispetto alle comunità nere americane, che la schiavitù la han vissuta.

https://modbus.org/docs/Client-ServerPR-07-2020-final.docx.pdf

E poi questo sul linguaggio ed i generi in varie lingue:

https://graphics.reuters.com/GENDER-LANGUAGE/LGBT/mopanqoelva/index.html

Riporto sotto il testo del comunicato di ModBUS:

PRESS RELEASE
Modbus Organization Replaces MasterSlave with ClientServer

July 9, 2020 The Modbus Organization Board of Trustees announces it is expunging all occurrences of inappropriate language of the query and  response paradigm of Modbus communications. With recent events, all companies and individuals with the ability to make positive changes should do  so. As the holder of the standard for an industrial network with one of the largest installed bases in the world, it is important to complete the replacement of the current terminology with more thoughtful references. All  instances of “masterslave” in the organization’s literature and on its website  will be removed. Current electronic content is being updated as of this  announcement.
Board Chair Todd Snide commented, The time is overdue for  these words to be removed. The terms are unnecessary and insensitive to the  people who experience racism in this country and around the world. We urge  our member companies and all those who use the Modbus protocol to take  similar action to rid their documentation and communications of these terms.” The organization is using “clientserver” to describe Modbus communications, characterized by communication between client device (s), which initiates  communication and makes requests of server device(s), which process  requests and return an appropriate response (or error message). About  ModbusOrganization, Inc. Headquartered in Massachusetts, the Modbus  Organization is an association of users and suppliers of control and automation devices. The organization works to support the Modbus protocol, provide information and tools for individuals and companies using Modbus. It maintains the authoritative website for Modbus information. Additional  information about the Modbus Organization can be found on the  organization’s website, www.modbus.org.