I'm getting cranky in my old age. Aplogies. Just don't have time for PC. — Dave Carlton da...@polymicro.net <mailto:da...@polymicro.net>
> On Dec 2, 2020, at 14:56, John Benediktsson <mrj...@gmail.com > <mailto:mrj...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi Dave, > > I really don't disagree with you that much, however there is likely going to > be an increasing shift to main over the next few years, here's some > background by GitHub on the topic: > > https://github.com/github/renaming <https://github.com/github/renaming> > > And some information about the change to support init.defaultBranch in git > 2.28: > > https://github.blog/2020-07-27-highlights-from-git-2-28/ > <https://github.blog/2020-07-27-highlights-from-git-2-28/> > > There is no need to rush into a rename... If anyone feels strongly, we can > even delay it or discuss it further. Ideally, it won't impact anyone except > the core developers since we can maintain a master branch that mirrors main > (rather than the other way around) if we commit to the rename at some point. > In addition, "fixing" other language uses like whitelist/blacklist to > allowlist/blocklist is pretty much a resolved topic for most projects, > whether they've had direct feedback about offensive language or not. > > I wonder when it's not going to be PC to refer to algorithms like STONITH. > > Best, > John. > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 12:38 PM Dave Carlton <da...@polymicro.net > <mailto:da...@polymicro.net>> wrote: > I see no reason to change existing project to use this stupid convention. If > you want to use main for new projects, fine, but why take time and effort to > fit into a new PC paradyme is asinine. Whats this world ocming to? > master/slave, master/client in context of CS in no way reflects upon slavery > in the south IMHO. Put on your big guy shorts or big girl panties as the case > may be and get on with your life, its too short for this kind of PC shite. > > </rant> > — > Dave Carlton > da...@polymicro.net <mailto:da...@polymicro.net> > > > > >> On Dec 2, 2020, at 10:30, Zoltán Kéri via Factor-talk >> <factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net >> <mailto:factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net>> wrote: >> >> Dear Lord, I am so sorry that this is a thing today. The main reason for the >> change is the word's ties to slavery, except the term within this context >> has absolutely nothing to do with slavery. It is a bullshit move from >> whoever keeps pushing it, they have zero context-awareness. Welp. >> >> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ >> On Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:53 PM, Benjamin Pollack >> <benja...@bitquabit.com <mailto:benja...@bitquabit.com>> wrote: >> >>> I noticed that we've got both main and master branches at this point. >>> Should I be pushing to main or to master? Do we have a workflow, or we're >>> just keeping them in sync for now? >>> >>> Factor-talk mailing list >>> Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk >>> <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Factor-talk mailing list >> Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk >> <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk> > > _______________________________________________ > Factor-talk mailing list > Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk> > _______________________________________________ > Factor-talk mailing list > Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk
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