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 7A31E1F5AE for ; Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:27:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726282AbgFQM1Z (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Jun 2020 08:27:25 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:39984 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725860AbgFQM1Y (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Jun 2020 08:27:24 -0400 Received: from mail-wr1-x432.google.com (mail-wr1-x432.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::432]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1F730C061573 for ; Wed, 17 Jun 2020 05:27:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-wr1-x432.google.com with SMTP id l10so2110976wrr.10 for ; Wed, 17 Jun 2020 05:27:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=3NMNv+KZL7iKRdQ18LTD3dFMcQfpckam3X2d1ezQeIQ=; b=Dly2e4bsRq/Mj3rUlA240oNJcJdRDoXmduaK7DiwXlM5fYBdu41l9LLeK4EuPYMT6D rqWIV8nePgnP4uQnQeL4qqmnXRFSPVRdUck7zfPlJ32mp7kR2K+1D3GzFyxisgx1xsM/ QI8f9w7z1hgqvebdvEfGnbE4O0VpzKhMpG5CY16UZiedb/yHTnkYm6HcvByeSWluhIEO brNn5CAmMPpiIWz9e3KGGAfCrhoAKFJbHrgwkV9p2aoC0pD0MZqwuVqnI4gKQuot438N hEy3NbtBVTDUw9EvxxViUpsfwyp0pvZdEi7Ok0gy1dHecXqIphr+Obo0HsZqoKE6e4rN /qIQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=3NMNv+KZL7iKRdQ18LTD3dFMcQfpckam3X2d1ezQeIQ=; b=EM+ni+K8rintnupKMr9N88qm918nckYNPUHb+BAMMO0h1roAUmrQMC4FnZ44K+hKKS n9H6lyYZ20TQ64sqv+b2ZEf0Yjy0yHdvLok03Qejoi5L0yxJBOlX4cBy+oIHw66qfpDg iLxheRn8lq0xoqlfC71CsTpM2gh7od4ES/iXo3GjUawb1KK1iiJe/3y5ZoQ8bwRNSyGj 5XV5RD27JsP77ocUjm+as/oHEUiUGzvmW9emveiE+27VdUsx7U+rWgZqR/p8o3KmTWnF jryST/3hIMe8oaYVYjPgtKQQDA7NhmfH5O00nTOUByrxYgorNFJcdNb9dMM5Euz2auvw tqYg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532M36FJV1wJjsoBsDASBwZPOFWtFfRmj1JiLoDVCvTTY1nlGM9l N1Yfz/z3jNR4QrBp1OTBs8Kg/DSr0bbxuORqlw7megQ+ X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwCE0C0OOw+gMqjdVz1h/b0gTxeSjeC/Vx1FJcVBDU0WU4R/3uiEPfNikjXdDJ5S8do7j1qzR/6fGJ8KL43ays= X-Received: by 2002:a5d:4e45:: with SMTP id r5mr7526979wrt.92.1592396842045; Wed, 17 Jun 2020 05:27:22 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Zac McChesney Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 13:27:11 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Rename offensive terminology (master) To: git@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Just to give my view on this (I've been following for a couple days). I started using git in 2016 so everything I've ever done with git has a master branch, every tutorial I've followed uses a master branch, and everyone I've worked with since 2016 is used to using a master branch. I don't want to join in a political debate, and I don't see why politics has to have any impact on non-political software, there is no technical reason for this change that will eventually impact every developer that uses git, which is most developers. Git is a version control software, if someone is using git to manage a political project, they're free to use a different branch name, but I don't see why a backend developer working on non-political projects should be impacted by an unnecessary breaking change. An example scenario I can see happening (especially to inexperienced Devs) if the default branch name is changed: Dev gets a new laptop and installs git, all their projects work as expected. They create a new project with "git init". "Where's master?!" "Did I do something wrong? Every other time I've done that it created a master branch".