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  1. MariaDB Server
  2. MDEV-18777

Rename or alias slave-related statements, options, status variables

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    • Status: Stalled (View Workflow)
    • Major
    • Resolution: Unresolved
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    • Replication
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      A US-based user has asked me whether we can rename or alias slave-related statements, options, status variables. I believe that discussions involving slaves can be uncomfortable for some people due to the history of slavery in the U.S.

      I have no idea how prevalent this feeling is, but I do know that several other software teams have done similar changes recently. For example:

      https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/11/python_purges_master_and_slave_in_political_pogrom/

      https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/13/redis_master_slave/

      https://github.com/antirez/redis/issues/5335

      https://github.com/kubernetes/website/issues/6525

      https://www.drupal.org/node/2275877 - replica

      If we did want to do this, then some potential replacements are:

      • replica
      • clone
      • replicator
      • standby
      • secondary
      • follower

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          Task - A task that needs to be done. MDEV-20601 Make REPLICA a synonym for SLAVE in SQL statements

          • Critical - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
          • Closed

          Task - A task that needs to be done. MDEV-20602 Make REPLICA a synonym for SLAVE for sysvars

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Open

          Task - A task that needs to be done. MDEV-20603 Make REPLICA a synonym for SLAVE for status vars

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Open

          Task - A task that needs to be done. MDEV-29248 Description of master_verify_checksum mentions "slave"

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Open
          is blocked by

          Task - A task that needs to be done. MDEV-19855 Create "Sql_cmd_show_slave_status" class for "SHOW SLAVE STATUS" command.

          • Critical - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
          • Closed
          is duplicated by

          Task - A task that needs to be done. MDEV-18264 Rename Master/Slave

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Task - A task that needs to be done. MDEV-30273 Replace inappropriate naming (slave,master) with appropriate one (replica,source)

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed
          relates to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. MDEV-24362 Privilege aliases are missing from SHOW PRIVILEGES

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Open

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              serg Sergei Golubchik
              GeoffMontee Geoff Montee
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