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Re:Gitlab default branch name changes to main by garaetjjte on Sunday March 14, 2021 @02:37PM (#26457606)
>main implies that one branch is more important than the others. This could be offending to some.

I can't tell if this is satire or not.

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Re:Gitlab default branch name changes to main by you_are_naive on Sunday March 14, 2021 @09:19PM (#26461518)
It's HN so it may not be. In Japan, main family is the superior family while branch families are treated as lower class. This imperial system is still very much prevalent and map to skin too.
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