Hi all, The default git branch name 'master' was replaced with 'main' on GitHub [2][3] and in the wider Git community [4]. For those that have missed the broader discussion in society, the term 'master' is offensive to some people [1]. This is widely considered insensitive if not illegal, hence the proposed change.
It seems fitting the CloudStack would follow this example of inclusiveness. For this, the project would rename its default branch name of all the repositories to 'main'. In addition, all the applicable integration points (Eg: Travis-CI, etc) using these repositories have to replace the branch name 'master' with 'main'. The sample steps to rename and replace the default branch to 'main' are here: https://faun.pub/git-step-by-step-renaming-a-master-branch-to-main-16390ca7577b I would like to hear your thoughts and suggestions on this. [1] https://www.theserverside.com/feature/Why-GitHub-renamed-its-master-branch-to-main [2] https://www.techrepublic.com/article/github-to-replace-master-with-main-starting-in-october-what-developers-need-to-know [3] https://github.com/github/renaming [4] https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2021/03/10/new-git-default-branch-name/ Regards, Suresh suresh.anapa...@shapeblue.com www.shapeblue.com 3 London Bridge Street, 3rd floor, News Building, London SE1 9SGUK @shapeblue
