yeah. It is a small change on github, but it has large impacts. we can keep both 'main' and 'master' branches for a period of time, and keep them sync (e.g. by cron job).
-Wei On Mon, 29 Mar 2021 at 09:46, Rohit Yadav <rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com> wrote: > Agree with your proposal Suresh, we need to review all endpoint/systems > that integrate which many likely break won't work after the update, to list > a few we need to manage post such a change: > > * Rename and push the branch and request ASF infra to change default > branch to 'main' in Github repo settings for all the repos > * Travis and Jenkins/ASF integration > * Community/external CI systems that do rpm/deb packaging, UI > building, apidocs and systemvmtemplate builds; website and project docs > repos build jobs > * Git mirrors including the ASF mirror (unless we need to do something > different) > * Update usage of 'master' branch on project website, cwiki, internal > readme/install docs > * External docs/blogs/repos/integration and 3rd party tools/libraries > that intergrate/use/link with CloudStack > * Check if Github/Git support a way to still allow pulling from > 'master' branch which internally links to 'main' (some like of aliasing > like > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/549920/is-it-possible-to-alias-a-branch-in-git/549949#549949 > ) > > Regards. > ________________________________ > From: Simon Weller <swel...@ena.com.INVALID> > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 21:08 > To: dev <dev@cloudstack.apache.org> > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Renaming default git branch name from 'master' to > 'main' > > +1 > ________________________________ > From: Gabriel Beims Bräscher <gabr...@apache.org> > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 6:56 AM > To: dev <dev@cloudstack.apache.org> > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Renaming default git branch name from 'master' to > 'main' > > I am +1 on migrating from 'master' to 'main' branch. > > We will need to update some scripts, documentations, and the releasing > process. > > Regards, > Gabriel. > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 08:10 <pau...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Personally, I'm +1 on this change. > > > > > > > > > > Kind regards > > > > Paul Angus > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Suresh Anaparti <suresh.anapa...@shapeblue.com> > > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 9:23 AM > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Renaming default git branch name from 'master' to > > 'main' > > > > Yes Wei, all the integrated systems / scripts (using the CloudStack git > > repositories) have to replace the default branch name to 'main' wherever > > applicable. > > > > Regard > > Suresh > > > > On 25/03/21, 2:44 PM, "Wei ZHOU" <ustcweiz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Will it impact jenkins/travis/trillian and prs ? > > > > -Wei > > > > On Thu, 25 Mar 2021 at 10:00, Suresh Anaparti < > > suresh.anapa...@shapeblue.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > The default git branch name 'master' was replaced with 'main' on > > GitHub > > > [2][3] and in the wider Git community [4]. For those that have > > missed the > > > broader discussion in society, the term 'master' is offensive to > some > > > people [1]. This is widely considered insensitive if not illegal, > > hence the > > > proposed change. > > > > > > It seems fitting the CloudStack would follow this example of > > > inclusiveness. For this, the project would rename its default > branch > > name > > > of all the repositories to 'main'. In addition, all the applicable > > > integration points (Eg: Travis-CI, etc) using these repositories > > have to > > > replace the branch name 'master' with 'main'. > > > > > > The sample steps to rename and replace the default branch to 'main' > > are > > > here: > > > > > > https://faun.pub/git-step-by-step-renaming-a-master-branch-to-main-16390ca7577b > > > > > > I would like to hear your thoughts and suggestions on this. > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > https://www.theserverside.com/feature/Why-GitHub-renamed-its-master-branch-to-main > > > [2] > > > > > > https://www.techrepublic.com/article/github-to-replace-master-with-main-starting-in-october-what-developers-need-to-know > > > [3] https://github.com/github/renaming > > > [4] > > https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2021/03/10/new-git-default-branch-name/ > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > Suresh > > > > > > > > > suresh.anapa...@shapeblue.com > > > www.shapeblue.com<http://www.shapeblue.com> > > > 3 London Bridge Street, 3rd floor, News Building, London SE1 > 9SGUK > > > @shapeblue > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > suresh.anapa...@shapeblue.com > > www.shapeblue.com<http://www.shapeblue.com> > > 3 London Bridge Street, 3rd floor, News Building, London SE1 9SGUK > > @shapeblue > > > > > > > > > > > > rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com > www.shapeblue.com > 3 London Bridge Street, 3rd floor, News Building, London SE1 9SGUK > @shapeblue > > > >
