Re: Alternative master/main branch proposal (Re: ANN: renaming of master branch to "main" for core repository and submodules (dictionaries, help, translations))

2021-03-21 Thread antlists
On 21/03/2021 10:46, Katarina Behrens wrote: C'mon folks, this is not a controversial or complicated issue in any way If it isn't controversial, why is it causing so much controversy? Technical effort to make the change is minimal. Social or indeed human impact of the change is net positive.

Re: Alternative master/main branch proposal (Re: ANN: renaming of master branch to "main" for core repository and submodules (dictionaries, help, translations))

2021-03-21 Thread Luboš Luňák
On Sunday 21 of March 2021, Katarina Behrens wrote: > 'Let's wait for some random gits to come to their senses and only then > follow the suit' is a bad take A bad take is being the person to insult others while arguing for not offending people in a discussion about not offending people. -- L

Re: Alternative master/main branch proposal

2021-03-21 Thread Alan Frank
cking with "master" regardless. Original Message Subject: Re: Alternative master/main branch proposal (Re: ANN: renaming of master branch to "main" for core repository and submodules (dictionaries, help, translations)) Date: 21.03.2021 06:46 From: Katarina Beh

Re: Alternative master/main branch proposal (Re: ANN: renaming of master branch to "main" for core repository and submodules (dictionaries, help, translations))

2021-03-21 Thread Katarina Behrens
C'mon folks, this is not a controversial or complicated issue in any way Technical effort to make the change is minimal. Social or indeed human impact of the change is net positive. That few folks who happen to have the largest bullhorn believe otherwise doesn't change the fact 'Where is my fre

Re: Alternative master/main branch proposal

2021-03-19 Thread Alan Frank
th the "wait and see" proposal. Original Message ---- Subject: Re: Alternative master/main branch proposal (Re: ANN: renaming of master branch to "main" for core repository and submodules (dictionaries, help, translations)) Date: 19.03.2021 02:07 From: Mich

Re: Alternative master/main branch proposal (Re: ANN: renaming of master branch to "main" for core repository and submodules (dictionaries, help, translations))

2021-03-19 Thread Kohei Yoshida
On Thu, 2021-03-18 at 21:04 +0100, Luboš Luňák wrote: > Therefore, I propose that the decision to rename the master branch > is postponed for as long as the git project does not take a > definitive stance on it. That stance may take the form of e.g. the > git project making a statement on it or cha

Re: Alternative master/main branch proposal (Re: ANN: renaming of master branch to "main" for core repository and submodules (dictionaries, help, translations))

2021-03-18 Thread Michael Weghorn
On 18/03/2021 21.04, Luboš Luňák wrote: - We are not in any special position here, we are just one of the many projects using git. Therefore there does not appear to be any need to act on our own. Presumably the issue gets discussed also elsewhere, and discussing it here adds little to no value t

Alternative master/main branch proposal (Re: ANN: renaming of master branch to "main" for core repository and submodules (dictionaries, help, translations))

2021-03-18 Thread Luboš Luňák
Hello, in order to make the discussion somewhat more constructive, I have an alternative proposal on how to resolve the problem. Some pre-requisities: - There are currently no technical gains to be made from the change. There are some costs to doing the change, but they are not blocking. -