Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 0/2] Recommend denylist/allowlist instead of blacklist/whitelist | From | Jiri Slaby <> | Date | Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:21:43 +0200 |
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On 14. 06. 20, 23:29, Pavel Machek wrote: >> I agree you have to draw the line somewhere, there will always be >> someone somewhere that's offended by something. But this seems like a >> pretty easy case.
Yes, hence I left up to the minority and/or the touched culture.
>> It's not like blacklist / whitelist are even good to begin with, it's >> not obvious which is which, you have to learn that black is bad and >> white is good. >> >> Blocklist (or denylist?) and allowlist are actually more descriptive and >> less likely to cause confusion. > > You do not understand how word "blacklist" is used inside the kernel, > do you? Do a quick grep.
And now, do the same for "blocklist".
And is "denylist" a proper word? As grep gives zarro results...
It's not that easy to find alternatives. OTOH, admittedly, "blacklist" is used improperly in some contexts. Some synonyms fit better.
thanks, -- js suse labs
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