Apparently, yes. Lots of organizations felt the need to rename the master branch, so, what other proof do you need? As a side note, I grew up in communism, and

Apparently, yes. Lots of organizations felt the need to rename the master branch, so, what other proof do you need? As a side note, I grew up in communism, and it would be funny if it wouldn't be sad how much of a feeling of deja-vu this all is. Many people mistake this for a form of "enlightenment" but it's really just a form of herd behavior most of the time :(