llvm dev - Jun 2020 - Inclusive language in LLVM: can we rename `master` branch?

On 6/19/20 6:31 AM, Mikhail Maltsev via llvm-dev wrote:
> On 19/06/2020 10:50, Mehdi AMINI via llvm-dev wrote:
>
>> As we intend to be an inclusive community, I propose that we change the
name of
>> our development branch and that we adopt instead a more neutral
terminology for
>> the LLVM monorepo. Possible names are "dev",
"trunk", "main", "default", ...
>>
> If possible could you please avoid using the name "trunk". At Arm
we already use
> the trunk branch in our downstream repository, so we would have to rename
> "trunk" to something else and that would actually require more
effort than
> renaming the master branch.

I like "dev" as an option here. It's short, and in addition,
conveys the
fact that the development happens in that branch. "main" in fine too, 
although it doesn't have has much semantic benefit.

  -Hal

>
-- 
Hal Finkel
Lead, Compiler Technology and Programming Languages
Leadership Computing Facility
Argonne National Laboratory

On Fri, 19 Jun 2020 at 12:57, Hal Finkel via llvm-dev
<llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> I like "dev" as an option here. It's short, and in addition,
conveys the
> fact that the development happens in that branch. "main" in fine
too,
> although it doesn't have has much semantic benefit.
"main" shares the first two letters of "master", and
it's nice for TAB
completion. :)

On Fri, 19 Jun 2020 14:45:37 +0100
Renato Golin via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Jun 2020 at 12:57, Hal Finkel via llvm-dev
> <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> > I like "dev" as an option here. It's short, and in
addition,
> > conveys the fact that the development happens in that branch.
> > "main" in fine too, although it doesn't have has much
semantic
> > benefit.  
> 
> "main" shares the first two letters of "master", and
it's nice for TAB
> completion. :)
I'm still confused why the name needs to be changed.  It's a branch
upon which (nearly) all other branches are based, and rebased.  Why is
'master' such a horrible name for it?  There are no negative
connotations with a branch name.  Anyone who reads more into it, the
problem is on them and them alone.

- Justin