Inclusive language

Inclusive Lanquage

First time topic was explored on mailing list. https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-architecture/topic/inclusive_language_summary/75821819

This is an attempt to collate Inclusive Language for OpenEmbedded and the Yocto Project in regards to code.

If a BB variable has a local assginment, the rename should be transitive. Example: BB_HASHBASE_WHITELIST is changes to BB_HASHBASE_ALLOWLIST, then self.basewhitelist would become self.baseallowlist

Recommendations

Recommended replacements for 'blacklist/whitelist' are:

blacklist	whiltelist
denylist	allowlist
blocklist	passlist
excludelist	includelist

Exceptions

Exceptions for introducing new usage is limited upstream sources outside the control of The Yocto Project and OpenEmbedded.

Classes

Repo	Current name	Suggest rename	Recommended by	Approved name
core	blacklist.bbclass	excludelist.bbclass	Armin

Variables

Repo	Current name	Suggest rename	Recommended by	Approved name
Bitbake	BB_ENV_WHITELIST	BB_ENV_ALLOWLIST	Armin Kuster
Bitbake	BB_HASHCONFIG_WHITELIST
Bitbake	BB_STAMP_WHITELIST
Bitbake	BB_SETSCENE_ENFORCE_WHITELIST
Bitbake	BB_HASHBASE_WHITELIST
Bitbake	basewhitelist
Bitbake	taskwhitelist
core	PNBLACKLIST	PNSKIPLIST	Armin
core	whitelist	excludelist	Armin
core	whitelisted	excluded	Armin
core	whitelisting	excluding	Armin
core	SSTATE_DUPWHITELIST	SSTATE_DUPSKIPLIST	Armin
core	CVE_CHECK_PN_WHITELIST

Functions

Repo	Current name	Suggest rename	Recommended by	Approved name
Bitabke	test_setscenewhitelist

Notes

Notes Some upstream references: [1][ Linux kernel]