The git dev responsible for the choice has said it had nothing to do with master/slave: > "master" as in e.g. "master recording". Perhaps you could say the ori

The git dev responsible for the choice has said it had nothing to do with master/slave: > "master" as in e.g. "master recording". Perhaps you could say the original, but viewed from the production process perspective. > A clueless Central European youngster whose command of English was mostly illusory came up with the term, which is why it isn't very obvious... https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1272280760280637441?s=20 https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1272280760280637441?s=20 I always thought it meant "master copy"...