On Jul 15, 2020, at 09:20, Philip Balister <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 7/15/20 4:38 AM, Paul Barker wrote:
>>> 6. Terminology. The Linux kernel project has put out some recommendations:
>>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=49decddd39e5f6132ccd7d9fdc3d7c470b0061bb
>>
>> I think this is an excellent list.
>>
>> Note that it doesn't say anything about the use of 'master' alone
>> without corresponding 'slave' terminology. GitHub has championed using
>> 'main' instead of 'master', personally I'd prefer 'dev' as it's more
>> descriptive of the status but this is how bikeshedding begins. I
>> recommend we start by adopting the changes in the kernel commit above,
>> if we want to rename 'master' we can do that in a later phase.
>
> I'm old we should rename "master" to "trunk".
>
> Philip
"Trunk" also has the advantage of describing a physical object ("tree") which
overlaps with the functional role of the digital object being named.
Here's the etymology of "main", which does not inspire non-Borg feelings of
inclusiveness:
https://www.etymonline.com/word/main
Old English mægen (Mercian megen) "power, bodily strength; force, violent
effort; strength of mind or will; efficacy; supernatural power," from
Proto-Germanic *maginam "power" (source also of Old High German megin
"strength, power, ability"), suffixed form of PIE root *magh- "to be able, have
power." Original sense of "power" is preserved in phrase might and main. Also
used in Middle English for "royal power or authority" (c. 1400), "military
strength" (c. 1300), "application of force" (c. 1300).
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