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[jira] [Created] (COUCHDB-2248) Replace "master" and "slave" terminology

Noah Slater created COUCHDB-2248:
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             Summary: Replace "master" and "slave" terminology
                 Key: COUCHDB-2248
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-2248
             Project: CouchDB
          Issue Type: Bug
      Security Level: public (Regular issues)
          Components: Documentation
            Reporter: Noah Slater


Inspired by the comments on this PR:

https://github.com/django/django/pull/2692

Summary is: `master` and `slave` are racially charged terms, and it would be good to avoid them. Django have gone for `primary` and `replica`. But we also have to deal with what we now call multi-master setups. I propose "peer to peer" as a replacement, or just "peer" if you're describing one node.

As far as I can tell, the primary work here is the docs. The wiki and any supporting material can be updated after.



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