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The default branch on GitHub has been main for over 2 years. https://github.blog/changelog/2020-10-01-the-default-branch-for-newly-created-repositories-is-now-m

by hoherd 4y ago

The default branch on GitHub has been main for over 2 years. https://github.blog/changelog/2020-10-01-the-default-branch-for-newly-created-repositories-is-now-main https://github.blog/changelog/2020-10-01-the-default-branch-...

earthboundkid 4y ago
I thought the change from "master" to "main" was silly and didn't actually help fight racism, but if you're still butthurt about it two years later, it means you're a racist.
- deleted 4y ago
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- ignoramous 4y ago
  It was admittedly silly, and that's why it matters. Silly things have a way of kickstarting debates, setting a strong precedent, and being very visible. Racism itself isn't a silly thing however, for anyone to throw it around like that. It has centuries of history of relentless oppression, brutal dehumanisation, and systemic marginalization behind it.
- antifa 4y ago
  Even if you ignore the racism aspect, "main" is shorter, flows more naturally from the fingers, and is more semantically correct. The world is objectively a better place now.
  - earthboundkid 4y ago
    Sure. The name of the branch is just a Schelling Point. It's nice to have a new, shorter default.
- dang 4y ago
  Could you please stop posting unsubstantive and/or flamebait comments? It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - earthboundkid 4y ago
    I'm being flagged for replying to someone who replied to a racist and agreeing that racism is bad? Whatever man, it's your site and you can moderate it how you want, but I don't think it's a good policy.
    - dang 4y ago
      I believe we banned the troll account upthread. But whether you broke the rules has to do with your comments, not anyone else's.
- throwawayacc3 4y ago
  "Ignore the fact that 'master' has nothing to do with race (came from 'master recording'), there's no concept of 'slave' branches in Git, etc. If you don't fetishize, infantilize, and patronize Black people as much as I do, you're a racist."

by hoherd 4y ago

earthboundkid 4y ago

I thought the change from "master" to "main" was silly and didn't actually help fight racism, but if you're still butthurt about it two years later, it means you're a racist.

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ignoramous 4y ago
It was admittedly silly, and that's why it matters. Silly things have a way of kickstarting debates, setting a strong precedent, and being very visible. Racism itself isn't a silly thing however, for anyone to throw it around like that. It has centuries of history of relentless oppression, brutal dehumanisation, and systemic marginalization behind it.
antifa 4y ago
Even if you ignore the racism aspect, "main" is shorter, flows more naturally from the fingers, and is more semantically correct. The world is objectively a better place now.
- earthboundkid 4y ago
  Sure. The name of the branch is just a Schelling Point. It's nice to have a new, shorter default.
dang 4y ago
Could you please stop posting unsubstantive and/or flamebait comments? It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- earthboundkid 4y ago
  I'm being flagged for replying to someone who replied to a racist and agreeing that racism is bad? Whatever man, it's your site and you can moderate it how you want, but I don't think it's a good policy.
  - dang 4y ago
    I believe we banned the troll account upthread. But whether you broke the rules has to do with your comments, not anyone else's.
throwawayacc3 4y ago
"Ignore the fact that 'master' has nothing to do with race (came from 'master recording'), there's no concept of 'slave' branches in Git, etc. If you don't fetishize, infantilize, and patronize Black people as much as I do, you're a racist."