From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jean Louis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: generating a git repo: main instead of master Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2022 12:31:31 +0300 Message-ID: References: <87leofe0xe.fsf@mat.ucm.es> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="39683"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Mutt/2.2.7+37 (a90f69b) (2022-09-02) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 13 10:41:41 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1ou9Uj-000A9Q-7M for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 13 Nov 2022 10:41:41 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ou9Tv-0005gF-Ei; Sun, 13 Nov 2022 04:40:51 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ou9Tt-0005fr-Hv for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Nov 2022 04:40:49 -0500 Original-Received: from stw1.rcdrun.com ([217.170.207.13]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ou9Tr-0000g6-Jt for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Nov 2022 04:40:49 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost ([::ffff:197.239.5.250]) (AUTH: PLAIN admin, TLS: TLS1.3,256bits,ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) by stw1.rcdrun.com with ESMTPSA id 00000000000F6120.000000006370BB7B.0000026B; Sun, 13 Nov 2022 02:40:11 -0700 Mail-Followup-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87leofe0xe.fsf@mat.ucm.es> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=217.170.207.13; envelope-from=bugs@gnu.support; helo=stw1.rcdrun.com X-Spam_score_int: -17 X-Spam_score: -1.8 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_SBL=0.141, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:140930 Archived-At: * Uwe Brauer [2022-11-13 11:05]: > It seems that more and more public repositories expect that the > principal git branch should be «main» instead of «master» master has many definitions: * Overview of noun master The noun master has 10 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (8) maestro, master -- (an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters") 2. (5) overlord, master, lord -- (a person who has general authority over others) 3. (1) victor, master, superior -- (a combatant who is able to defeat rivals) 4. (1) master -- (directs the work of others) 5. (1) headmaster, schoolmaster, master -- (presiding officer of a school) 6. (1) master, master copy, original -- (an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made) 7. master, captain, sea captain, skipper -- (an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship) 8. master -- (someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution) 9. master, professional -- (an authority qualified to teach apprentices) 10. passkey, passe-partout, master key, master -- (key that secures entrance everywhere) So when we use "master" in git repositories, the definition number 6. applies, as in "master copy". For everybody's attention, the definition "master" in git does not apply to any living person who has general authority over others. -- Jean Take action in Free Software Foundation campaigns: https://www.fsf.org/campaigns In support of Richard M. Stallman https://stallmansupport.org/