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Re:Update to Git changes the default of init.defaultBranch t... by kalkin on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @11:27AM (#25138674)
What is the principle that's at stake here?
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Re:Update to Git changes the default of init.defaultBranch t... by jobigoud on Thursday November 19, 2020 @04:01AM (#25147576)
That things that have nothing to do with US politics shouldn't be dragged into it. Words can have multiple meanings.

Instead of removing a word and all it's homonyms from discourse we should embrace polysemy. Master key, master record, music maestro, master git branch...

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