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

Dave Airlie <[email protected]> Sun, 5 Jul 2020 09:41:47 +1000
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'. Colors to represent a policy requires an indirection. The
>
> how about:
>               Using colors to represent a policy requires an indirection.

I'd totally submit that red/black trees while in no way racist, are a
horrible indirection, as it means nothing if you've never interacted
with gambling culture, (and maybe James Bond movies).

left/right trees make naturally more sense and translate into more
languages, so yes I think removal of color naming is a good thing even
for non-racist reasonings.

Dave.
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