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I support changing master - slave. But the use of master here is from 5 b: an original from which copies can be made especially : a master recording (such as a
by crucialfelix 6y ago
I support changing master - slave.
But the use of master here is from 5 b: an original from which copies can be made
especially : a master recording (such as a magnetic tape)
There is no implied slave.
It's derived from masterpiece. Something that a master craftsman has created.
Master has many definitions and usages. Master of a slave is only one minor usage.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master
- bobjohnee 6y agowell too bad now masterpiece will also become problematic, get working, change that word too
- crucialfelix 6y agoApparently git did inherit master from bitkeeper which had master and slave (replica) repositories. https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper/blob/master/doc/HOWTO.ask#L223 https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper/blob/master/doc/H...
- _never_k 6y agoGithub inherited it from git, which inherited it from bitkeeper, the DVCS that Linux originally used and the one that inspired git. Bitkeeper used a master/slave architecture that git dropped. https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper/blob/master/doc/HOWTO.ask#L223 https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper/blob/master/doc/H...