From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-1.mimecast.com (us-smtp-1.mimecast.com [207.211.31.81]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C1543857007 for ; Wed, 1 Jul 2020 09:38:55 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 1C1543857007 Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-173-2_vbJrfhMnOCBCj0TPV6jA-1; Wed, 01 Jul 2020 05:38:53 -0400 X-MC-Unique: 2_vbJrfhMnOCBCj0TPV6jA-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx01.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.11]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A76B5107B266 for ; Wed, 1 Jul 2020 09:38:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oldenburg2.str.redhat.com (ovpn-112-64.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.112.64]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E626D741AC; Wed, 1 Jul 2020 09:38:47 +0000 (UTC) From: Florian Weimer To: Carlos O'Donell Cc: Carlos O'Donell via Libc-alpha Subject: Re: Rename "master" branch to "main"? References: <87h7usmlbr.fsf@oldenburg2.str.redhat.com> <870381da-f5df-674a-1120-333aeb106820@redhat.com> Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:38:46 +0200 In-Reply-To: <870381da-f5df-674a-1120-333aeb106820@redhat.com> (Carlos O'Donell's message of "Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:14:15 -0400") Message-ID: <87d05fk21l.fsf@oldenburg2.str.redhat.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.11 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: libc-alpha@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libc-alpha mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:38:56 -0000 * Carlos O'Donell: > For example if we switched to "main" and the rest of the developer > community switches to "trunk" then we have to explain that our "main" > is the equivalent of the default "trunk" created by git init when > you start a project. > > I have no objection over using "main" today, just a concern to stay > aligned with the default development branch name used by git init. > > Does that clarify my position? Yes, it does. I think it's unlikely that git chooses something that is not the Github default. Skimming the git list, I think people are leaning towards =E2=80=9Cmain=E2=80=9D *if* they want to make a change at a= ll. Thanks, Florian