I would not delete the branch without a new branch 'main' in its place

On Jul 23, 2020 17:50, Owen Nichols <onich...@vmware.com> wrote:
Now that geode-examples' default branch has been changed to develop, and 
nothing further has been added to this discussion in a while, would anyone like 
to call for a vote to eliminate master branch from all geode projects?

I would suggest holding this vote under 'code modification' rules[1] since we 
would be deleting code.  Even though master should be substantially equivalent 
to latest release tag (currently rel/v1.12.0), git diff shows a few small 
differences.

[1] a timeframe of at least 72 hours and a single -1 can veto, see 
https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html

On 7/7/20, 6:33 PM, "Owen Nichols" <onich...@vmware.com> wrote:

    Since the branch proposed for deletion is the default branch in 
geode-examples, you will need to file an ASF INFRA ticket to change that 
default.  This is a great discussion thread, but ASF will require a [VOTE] 
thread to be cited.

    I am concerned about keeping it easy for someone who has just cloned geode 
to identify the most stable branch for their purpose.  Before, they could 
always be assured `git checkout master` would give the flagship release.  Now, 
new users will be immediately forced into some daunting detective work to sift 
through hundreds of haphazard tags and branches (a task even veteran committers 
frequently fail).  I would strongly encourage an aggressive cleanup of 
unhelpful branches and tags, as Jacob proposed last month, before getting rid 
of the latest_release concept.

    On 7/7/20, 8:24 AM, "Blake Bender" <bbl...@vmware.com> wrote:

        Just to follow up on this: I've filed GEODE-8335 
(https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fissues.apache.org%2Fjira%2Fbrowse%2FGEODE-8335&amp;data=02%7C01%7Crhoughton%40vmware.com%7Ce8af678cedaa48c3f19408d82f6b846d%7Cb39138ca3cee4b4aa4d6cd83d9dd62f0%7C0%7C0%7C637311486111409381&amp;sdata=K%2Fs68rCpCgsc6Duzey9Iodf9gdUyE0AMAfGFzr2y4VA%3D&amp;reserved=0)
 to track, respectfully (cowardly __ ) deferring to individuals who regularly 
contribute to the various Geode repos to handle it as they see fit.  I'll take 
care of the several Geode Native associated repos.

        Thanks,

        Blake


        On 6/26/20, 12:21 PM, "Dave Barnes" <dbar...@apache.org> wrote:

            +1 if we can override git’s ‘master’ default and establish 
‘develop’ in its place. Otherwise renaming to ‘main’ would solve the problem 
with the negative connotations.

            NB: Mark, I think the 3-vote convention is just for back-ports to 
the release-branch. I don’t think of it as applying to a general discussion 
like this one.

            > On Jun 26, 2020, at 9:42 AM, Anthony Baker <bak...@vmware.com> 
wrote:
            >
            > By just do it, I assume you mean:
            >
            > - Contact delete master where not needed
            > - Rename master to main when needed
            > - Contact INFRA to change the default branch
            > - Update README and CI jobs as needed
            >
            > Across *all* geode repos.
            >
            >
            > Anthony
            >
            >
            >> On Jun 26, 2020, at 9:38 AM, Mark Hanson <mhan...@pivotal.io> 
wrote:
            >>
            >> +1 to delete. No good reason to keep it that I know of. I think 
I am the third +1 with no -1s so just do it.
            >>
            >> Thanks,
            >> Mark
            >>
            >>> On Jun 26, 2020, at 9:13 AM, Alexander Murmann 
<amurm...@apache.org> wrote:
            >>>
            >>> +1 to deleting. Given we tag everything properly on the other 
branches, I
            >>> don't see the need for it either.
            >>>
            >>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 9:03 AM Alberto Bustamante Reyes
            >>> <alberto.bustamante.re...@est.tech> wrote:
            >>>
            >>>> +1 for deleting master branch. An also for updating the wiki 
page about
            >>>> branching that Alberto pointed out.
            >>>> ________________________________
            >>>> De: Bruce Schuchardt <bru...@vmware.com>
            >>>> Enviado: viernes, 26 de junio de 2020 17:37
            >>>> Para: dev@geode.apache.org <dev@geode.apache.org>
            >>>> Asunto: Re: Fate of master branch
            >>>>
            >>>> Let's just delete it.  I need to do that in my own repos as 
well.
            >>>>
            >>>> On 6/26/20, 8:05 AM, "Blake Bender" <bbl...@vmware.com> wrote:
            >>>>
            >>>>  Apologies if this has been addressed already and I missed it. 
 In
            >>>> keeping with other OSS projects, I believe it’s time we did 
something about
            >>>> removing the insensitive term master from Geode repositories.
            >>>>
            >>>>  One choice a lot of projects appear to be going with is a 
simple
            >>>> rename from master • main.  In our own case, however, master 
isn’t really
            >>>> in use for anything vital.  We track releases with a tag and a 
branch to
            >>>> backport fixes to, and the develop branch is the “source of 
truth”
            >>>> latest-and-greatest version of the code.  We could thus simply 
delete
            >>>> master with no loss I’m aware of.  Any opinions?
            >>>>
            >>>>  Thanks,
            >>>>
            >>>>  Blake
            >>>>
            >>>>
            >>>>
            >>
            >




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