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

[Carmen Bianca Bakker <carmen carmenbianca eu>]

Je mer, 2019-05-01 je 22:38 +1000, Michael Gratton skribis:
> On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 14:30, Carmen Bianca Bakker 
> <carmen carmenbianca eu> wrote:
> > I think the problem is that, when prompted why we should make this
> > change, you said that we need only look at Python to see why this
> > change is good. But Python did NOT change the name of their master
> > branch, so it's a disingenuous example.
>
> I never claimed that, so I'm actually the one being mis-represented 
> here. :)

Perhaps it's splitting hairs, but that's how it was interpreted.

> I did however point out that Python has replaced uses of the term 
> "master", and we should do the same.

We should. But not all instances of "master" are equally
problematic—that's the main debate here. I don't see anybody here
disagreeing against replacing instances of master that are NOT related
to Git.

But you didn't respond to anything else in my response.

With kindness,
Carmen

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