Closed j0hnL closed 3 years ago
Many software projects that are managed and distributed using tools like git use master/dev terminology. The term master has extremely offensive connotations, and the team at GitHub agrees (https://www.zdnet.com/article/github-to-replace-master-with-alternative-term-to-avoid-slavery-references/). We should encourage all software projects to adopt less offensive terminology.
The primary software project I lead has switched to using the term release, instead of master. Since the master branch is mostly used for offering software releases, this seemed to make the most sense. Another term that could replace master is main.
Many software projects that are managed and distributed using tools like git use master/dev terminology. The term master has extremely offensive connotations, and the team at GitHub agrees (https://www.zdnet.com/article/github-to-replace-master-with-alternative-term-to-avoid-slavery-references/). We should encourage all software projects to adopt less offensive terminology.
The primary software project I lead has switched to using the term release, instead of master. Since the master branch is mostly used for offering software releases, this seemed to make the most sense. Another term that could replace master is main.