Which git branch are you on? Main or master
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[–] 82 points 1 year ago* (8 children)

I personally don't think the word "master" should be considered offensive - my wife has a master's degree in deaf education - but I've switched to "main" because that seems to be the convention now and it really doesn't have to be an issue.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    There's no "slave" convention in git so I'm not sure how it can be considered an issue (I get that drives being master and slave is a bit icky). But then, what is it a master of?

    As others have said, "trunk" would have been a more sensible replacement.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    It's a master the same way that an original recording (the final version before mass reproduction) is called a master; mixing and processing the raw media clips into such a recording is called mastering. It's a convention that has existed long before computers were a thing.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago*

    But then, what is it a master of?

    It's about master copy. You have a master copy, and you have the development copies that are a copy of the master which is where you make your changes.

    If i had to guess, the problem is that people don't know how to use git and develop in the master

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Honest question. I cannot see if you are being serious here. If this is a real thing, is it because of US slavery history? No way you are saying your wife has a main degree in deaf education?

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