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I always assumed Git chose "master" as an analogy to audio mastering, thus a hint that the master branch should be the final result of "mixing" other branches.
by kylebyproxy 6y ago
I always assumed Git chose "master" as an analogy to audio mastering, thus a hint that the master branch should be the final result of "mixing" other branches. Maybe that's reading too much into it though.
- adjkant 6y agoIn this case, those are siblings of the same root, so not reading too much into it at all. That said, both origin and practical use have relevancy here.