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Re:GitHub to replace the term 'master' in push to remove sla... by dr_faustus on Monday June 15, 2020 @03:02AM (#23524578)
Weird, I always thought of it as a reference to something along the lines of "master record". A master is also part of a master/apprentice relationship which should not be a problem.
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Re:GitHub to replace the term 'master' in push to remove sla... by waheoo on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @11:26PM (#23547405)
It was.. the dev that came up with them stated as such already.

https://mobile.twitter.com/xpasky/status/1272280760280637441

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Re:GitHub to replace the term 'master' in push to remove sla... by Already__Taken on Monday June 15, 2020 @09:11AM (#23526917)
or star wars master/clones for an even more universally relatable example lol.

I can see why master/slave should go in other realms

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