Reply to post: Re: Master copy

GitHub to replace master with main across its services

LucreLout

Re: Master copy

Pick a more welcoming, inclusive word... or stick with the word that reminds some people of past and present acts of inhumanity. Such a tough choice.

It's bollocks though, isn't it?

There's no slave branch in git because the term has no relation to the ownership of one individual by another, and is much more akin to either an audio master track, composed of various parts, or a martial arts master who has students, or even master as in craftsman.

As someone else said, what's the harm in making the world a little better?

This doesn't do that. It's just more excessive woke nonsense that achieves nothing of value.

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