Re: Replacing "master" reference in git branch names (was Re: Proposal: Replace all references to master/slave in GNOME modules)

[Michael Hill <mdhillca gmail com>]

On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 10:44 AM Ask Hjorth Larsen via
desktop-devel-list <desktop-devel-list gnome org> wrote:

>  * The proposed link between master branch and slavery is based on
> arguments that require a dictionary and etymological analysis.  But if
> we think master has bad connotations, this is a question of how it
> works in real language, not about etymology.

Ask, it's valid to state that the ancient use of the word wasn't
influenced by modern recording technology; it can't be said with
authority that the reverse is true.

Mike