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2020 Jul 15
2
Inclusive language in LLVM: can we rename `master` branch?
While you can go the route of changing master to main or something similar,
you're up for a circlejerk you can not win. If you change technically
established terms each time someone gets offended, this will never end.
As a comparison, when studying in europe, you do your Master-Degree. In
Germany, when you finish your apprenticeship as carpenter and do the next
level, to actually lead with more resp...
2020 Jun 21
2
Inclusive language in LLVM: can we rename `master` branch?
On Sun, 21 Jun 2020 at 02:00, Lang Hames via llvm-dev
<llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> If the bar for removal / renaming is "Use of X is offensive", or "Use of X is clearly impacting contributors or potential contributors" then I'm all for it. If the bar is "Nobody has actually complained, but X could be mistaken for something offensive" that seems