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AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 5 years ago

GitHub will no longer use the term 'master' as default branch because of negative association

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GitHub will no longer use the term 'master' as default branch because of negative association

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AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 5 years ago
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    This is some really dumb shit. This use of “master” has nothing to do with slavery. Practically all uses of “master” have nothing to do with it. But let’s just break all kinds of scripts anyways, for a fucking PR stunt.

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      Wait but the words master and slave have meaning, don’t they?

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        They do. And slave basically has only one meaning and should be banned, also from technology. But master has a lot of different meanings, and it is ridiculous to ban it. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master

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