I'd be happy to rename it to "source". It would be also great if we clean
up puppet repo from bad terms
If people want to follow the discussion, I'd recommend checking this
ticket:
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On Thu, Jul 2, 2020, 11:30 Jaime Crespo <jcrespo(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
I don't
plan on doing anything to DB_MASTER, since it seems fine by
itself,
like "master copy", "master
tape" or "master key"
MySQL has announced they chose to use "source":
https://mysqlhighavailability.com/mysql-terminology-updates/ We can
consider updating too, I think it is a more accurate representation of what
those servers are (sending original data to, rather than controlling the
replicas).
On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 10:18 AM Amir Ladsgroup <ladsgroup(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Sorry for late question. I guess we should
deprecate wfWaitForSlaves()
and
probably some other methods that still use this
logic
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On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 11:22 AM Aaron Schulz <aschulz4587(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> As of 950cf6016c, the mediawiki/core repo was updated to use DB_REPLICA
> instead of DB_SLAVE, with the old constant left as an alias. This is
part
> of a string of commits that cleaned up the
mixed use of "replica" and
> "slave" by sticking to the former. Extensions have not been mass
> converted. Please use the new constant in any new code.
>
> The word "replica" is a bit more indicative of a broader range of DB
> setups*, is used by a range of large companies**, and is more neutral
in
connotations.
Drupal and Django made similar updates (even replacing the word
"master"):
https://github.com/django/django/commit/beec05686ccc3bee8461f9a5a02c607a023…
> >
>
I don't plan on doing anything to
DB_MASTER, since it seems fine by
> itself,
> > like "master copy", "master tape" or "master
key". This is analogous
to a
> master RDBMs database. Even multi-master
RDBMs systems tend to have a
> stronger consistency than classic RDBMs slave servers, and present
> themselves as one logical "master" or "authoritative" copy. Even
in
it's
personified form, a "master" database can readily be thought of as
analogous to "controller", "governer", "ruler", lead
"officer", or
such.**
* clusters using two-phase commit, galera using certification-based
replication, multi-master circular replication, ect...
**
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master/slave_(technology)#Appropriateness_of_…
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master?utm_campaign=sd&utm_me…
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-Aaron
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