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This is american cultural imperialism. Plaina and simple. I am planning to migrate to Russian or Chinese hosted git alternatives.

gandalfgreybeer 6y ago
I am not American so maybe the impact of why it needs to be changed is lost on me. But given the context it’s either a zero or a positive net effect. I, however, can’t imagine switching away from a service that I use to something else based solely on this issue. If it’s not for you but it (tries) to helps others and doesn’t really take anything away from you then it’s a net positive change.
- redis_mlc 6y ago
  It's not zero cost, and there's no benefit. Appeasing Marxists is not helping others - it's the Red Terror: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Terror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Terror
splix 6y ago
That's actually an interesting cultural and language difference. Being Russian, I never thought about the offense meaning of the word "master" in English, at least in this context. The reason is that in Russia word "master" ("мастер") means something like "an expert in his field", usually referred to professionals. It seems that it has the same Latin root but evolved into a different meaning. So the Russian meaning is more close to the Italian "Maestro". And for me, that meaning was a good fit for the "master" branch, like it contains something professionally made or finished, and just learned that Americans put different meaning when they were deciding on the branch's name.
- afiori 6y ago
  Another usage of "maestro" in Italian is in "muro maestro" meaning the "load-bearing wall", which is quite apt for git.
  - splix 6y ago
    yeah, similar, there are different words and phrases produced from "master" in Russia, and all of them means something related to professional or good work. Like "master-skaya" is "work room", and so on. So I was always thinking in this context referring the git branches.
  - anthk 6y ago
    In Spanish too.

gandalfgreybeer 6y ago

I am not American so maybe the impact of why it needs to be changed is lost on me. But given the context it’s either a zero or a positive net effect. I, however, can’t imagine switching away from a service that I use to something else based solely on this issue. If it’s not for you but it (tries) to helps others and doesn’t really take anything away from you then it’s a net positive change.

redis_mlc 6y ago
It's not zero cost, and there's no benefit. Appeasing Marxists is not helping others - it's the Red Terror: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Terror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Terror

splix 6y ago

That's actually an interesting cultural and language difference. Being Russian, I never thought about the offense meaning of the word "master" in English, at least in this context. The reason is that in Russia word "master" ("мастер") means something like "an expert in his field", usually referred to professionals. It seems that it has the same Latin root but evolved into a different meaning. So the Russian meaning is more close to the Italian "Maestro". And for me, that meaning was a good fit for the "master" branch, like it contains something professionally made or finished, and just learned that Americans put different meaning when they were deciding on the branch's name.

afiori 6y ago
Another usage of "maestro" in Italian is in "muro maestro" meaning the "load-bearing wall", which is quite apt for git.
- splix 6y ago
  yeah, similar, there are different words and phrases produced from "master" in Russia, and all of them means something related to professional or good work. Like "master-skaya" is "work room", and so on. So I was always thinking in this context referring the git branches.
- anthk 6y ago
  In Spanish too.