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Re: Consensus on a new default branch name

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jun 16, 2020, 14:32 UTC
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On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 03:38:08PM -0700, Elijah Newren wrote:
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> As I stated in the other thread[1], I'm happy 'default' isn't winning
> because I think it can lead to ambiguity about the meaning of the
> phrase "default branch" (particularly when someone changes HEAD on the
> server to point to anything other than "refs/heads/default").  I don't
> think "main branch" poses similar issues, as it's not a phrase I've
> seen used that much (in contrast to "default branch").  Also,
> "default" being ambiguous bothers me personally more than other terms
> being ambiguous, as per my story in the other thread.  However, it's
> possible that there is documentation or guides somewhere that have
> used "main branch" in the past and could become ambiguous with the
> proposed change, and thus would benefit from updates.

Thanks for writing this out (I'm still catching up on list email after a vacation, so I missed the earlier thread). It really cemented for me that "main" is better than "default".

-Peff
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  1. Taylor BlauJun 15, 2020
  2. Taylor BlauJun 15, 2020
  3. Jeff KingJun 16, 2020
  4. OlegJun 16, 2020
  5. Jeff KingJun 16, 2020
  6. OlegJun 16, 2020
  7. Konstantin RyabitsevJun 16, 2020
  8. OlegJun 16, 2020
  9. Jeff KingJun 16, 2020
  10. Konstantin RyabitsevJun 16, 2020
  11. Santiago Torres AriasJun 16, 2020
  12. Jeff KingJun 16, 2020
  13. Jeff KingJun 16, 2020
  14. Jason PyeronJun 16, 2020
  15. Steve LittJun 16, 2020
  16. OlegJun 16, 2020
  17. Michal SuchánekJun 17, 2020
  18. Michal SuchánekJul 1, 2020
  19. Jeff KingJul 1, 2020
  20. WhinisJul 2, 2020
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  22. WhinisJul 2, 2020
  23. Philip OakleyJul 2, 2020
  24. WhinisJul 2, 2020
  25. Jonathan NiederJul 1, 2020
  26. Santiago Torres AriasJun 15, 2020
  27. Elijah NewrenJun 15, 2020
  28. Jeff KingJun 16, 2020
  29. Junio C HamanoJun 17, 2020
  30. brian m. carlsonJun 15, 2020
  31. James RamsayJun 16, 2020

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