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Maybe it's just me but, outside of tech contexts, I associate "master" and "slave" much more with bdsm than I do with actual slave ownership.

• jamil7 6y ago
  Maybe we can start using dom/sub instead of master/slave in tech.
  • angry-tempest 6y ago
    I'm down
  • terse_malvolio 6y ago
    Is this yours? ---> \s Edit: super/sub may be more grammatically correct (e.g. subset, superset)
  • INTPenis 6y ago
    git config --global init.defaultBranch dom
  • akvadrako 6y ago
    As a bonus it's even shorter than "main" and probably whatever the new terminology is for subservient processes.
  • DJBunnies 6y ago
    We already claimed it during the sub prime lending fiasco.
  • encryptluks2 6y ago
    Dom/sub actually have negative history regarding women's rights.