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Nobody banned anything. They changed a default. Git was developed to replace Bitkeeper. Git's usage of master probably comes from Bitkeeper's usage of master a
by pseudalopex 6y ago
Nobody banned anything. They changed a default.
Git was developed to replace Bitkeeper. Git's usage of master probably comes from Bitkeeper's usage of master and slave.
- throwaheyy 6y agoOk, that’s maybe a bit different.
- wayneftw 6y agoNo, the guy who picked the name "master", Petr Baudis, explained why he picked it: > "master" as in e.g. "master recording". https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1272280760280637441 https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1272280760280637441
- pseudalopex 6y agoI hadn't seen that. Thanks! He also said "it's not unlikely at all" it was influenced by Bitkeeper[1] and he's "wished many times" he picked main instead[2]. [1] https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1272958618124595201 https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1272958618124595201 [2] https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1271477451756056577 https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1271477451756056577