This changes the terminology for the default branch from 'master'
to the currently used 'main', and provides a guide for how to migrate
repos to use 'main' as the default branch.
Side effects of this change:
No immediate side effects other than the recommended changes it
implies. We should also updatethe default branch in this repo.
Why these changes are being introduced:
We don't want to use the term 'master' in our GitHub workflows.
Relevant ticket(s):
https://mitlibraries.atlassian.net/browse/ENGX-68
How this addresses that need:
This changes the terminology for the default branch from 'master' to the currently used 'main', and provides a guide for how to migrate repos to use 'main' as the default branch.
Side effects of this change:
No immediate side effects other than the recommended changes it implies. We should also updatethe default branch in this repo.