Re: Proposal: Replace all references to master/slave in GNOME modules

[Calum Benson via desktop-devel-list]

> On 25 Apr 2019, at 02:46, Michael Gratton <m...@vee.net> wrote:
> 
> I deliberately chose "mainline" for Geary's mainline branch name because it 
> has the same auto-complete prefix as "master", for example. Want to check out 
> the mainline branch? Just type "git co m<TAB>", just like you always have. 
> Lastly, if adopted project-wide, then we'd all get used to the new names 
> rather quicky. Finally, to respond to (3) I am proposing it project-wide now.

Pretty much the only definition of "mainline" (as a single word) in English is 
as a verb with drug-taking connotations. Is that really a big improvement?

Cheers,
Calum.
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