From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.6 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9BA51F5AE for ; Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:07:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728098AbgFPVH1 (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Jun 2020 17:07:27 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:39810 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726804AbgFPVH1 (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Jun 2020 17:07:27 -0400 Received: from mail-ej1-x62b.google.com (mail-ej1-x62b.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::62b]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BF765C061573 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:07:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ej1-x62b.google.com with SMTP id p20so23207176ejd.13 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:07:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:in-reply-to:references :in-reply-to; bh=aA9rnMkMvF8FMhgN2wad/wMOrdvyXbzjg9AWb6xiBrE=; b=oe/i+eFubqdVlcug3+Xljb9KRUh6ZVHAsdPN5Znxwxl7wA5XwnJqyxZGBu+K/W1+zp dMW6diJ1SCQqLpiDucj8IdHYzh9fau21H6tqETd+vmgpYdzKcMcA9/krbve1anu/bwJz B650a4JUZ8G2W4kkVNAgBFROqkq+wfekrKiIOL9w1+uapLzI0LlH9bAIq5PBmwmVuy60 ipu9FxC5nHG9KHTs4jNzDcdzELflKazj6KhYXnaXJGmdTZdcBUHAZviuEX2K3SR0N/tx aAM2yEunuDEo/q8Vtl8WMAV5KFIj+zzkO2PsMsNhiucCCTXpPWlJ/Sx0ZX2DOY1uIPRE PWHA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:in-reply-to :references:in-reply-to; bh=aA9rnMkMvF8FMhgN2wad/wMOrdvyXbzjg9AWb6xiBrE=; b=QpB2uRQdbEZ/AI1d/OYWSX9OLDT6Nm9J6lXoZ3ypFgMeaRB1yD2CK5364rDWazOmFT OBwGaFROWXqvERcJD8ekXca7cxSTM6xzVrcBLIIFgv6w6azDP0pk22XUV1y7oLpqASYO gJumNlnKbTxwPVngQCYcNliwnZ6dKe1zOdVWF0m6TaeVIQFcWjQsfRVW29ENukeAZTOW 8U4zi/O+F+4mLpg6qdL3cOs/VG1/MSqTgNrhlDYzEOswvTCI9uFwNAD4+taW5BqdIx71 jEWT/frIPXNPUGMSj4BoRf6QuJSY3ZGNtXm78ZdPsnIhCQk89a6vuFg6DTXxMv0195Sr T8ug== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532A++0d/Ryecv0mOYp23OI8Y8dXM8WjsgzkCUqXZ7MBpTt94XKB R91HKs5rTdM+7Xo/wb4r+hw= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz0tuIAi0/7azCxLkAI5ihZMghaSUlSJrTdrBu/LW/DHo5Y2lQPUAPIxZLrCpmBlGM34ZIAOQ== X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:11ca:: with SMTP id o10mr4543647eja.334.1592341645141; Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:07:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost.localdomain (ptr-uhky5c6r5vdzmzvdg6.18120a2.ip6.access.telenet.be. [2a02:1810:1c39:a800:c80a:f1a:360c:e0d6]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id b4sm11852570ejp.40.2020.06.16.14.07.24 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:07:24 -0700 (PDT) From: ZeeVriend To: johannes.schindelin@gmx.de, Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de Cc: don@goodman-wilson.com, git@vger.kernel.org, sandals@crustytoothpaste.net, simon@bocoup.com, zeevriend@gmail.com Subject: Re: Rename offensive terminology (master) Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 23:07:01 +0200 Message-Id: <20200616210701.22924-1-zeevriend@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.11.1.windows.1 In-Reply-To: References: In-Reply-To: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org From: zeevriend@gmail.com First I want to thank you for the time. I think the change is good and discussion about inclusive really necessary. Let me tell you I have Congolese ancestry. Today I develop in Brussels, Belgium - the irony you see, is not :-) Second let me tell you the new master name 'main' is not so good chosen. In french 'main' LITERALLY means 'hand'. The recent history in Congo will explain why this is bad. Not long ago slaves in Congo because of Belgian rulers. Very sad history, because hands were cut off! Many Africans today still have family from then. My grandparents can tell me horrible stories when I visit :-( I think you can see now why 'hand' or 'main' is very offensive to us. I can tell you, for French Africans this is MORE offensive than 'master'! Because this reason, we do not want to be reminded of hands while using git. Third I can suggest 2 more neutral alternatives. First one is 'default', which has almost same meaning in French. Second alternative is 'zero' or 'branch0'. I like this one more, because it has an exact same meaning in French! Also it is very neutral and programmers from all the world can agree on this, we all start counting at 0! ;-) Thanks for the time and considerations! And excuse for the level of English. I hope you have good days next, healthy and stay to fight for the good causes!