From: ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To: "Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org,
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>,
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/28] Use main as default branch name
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:48:10 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87r1oraewl.fsf@x220.int.ebiederm.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.762.git.1605221038.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget's message of "Thu, 12 Nov 2020 22:43:30 +0000")
"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
> This is the big one. This changes the default of init.defaultBranch to main,
> reflecting what many open source projects already did (which was followed by
> GitHub, Azure Repos and others).
Can we please not simply replace one hard coded branch name with
another?
Having a blessed name for the initially created branch continues to
imply the branch has special significance. As the initially created
branch does not have special significance can we please do
something that does not imply that?
Instead of having a fixed name across all repos for the initially
created branch can we instead use the directory name of the repo for the
branch name?
Advantages:
- The branch name that is somewhat meaningful to the creator of the git
repo.
I have at least two repos where I wound up doing this by hand. So at
least for me it is something I am doing anyway.
- Tools can not hard code the name of an initially created branch and
expect it to work.
This moves us farther from the realm of people assuming incorrectly
that there is something special about the branch created by default.
- As the name is somewhat meaningful. This change to the initial branch
name becomes something that can be argued is a technical improvement
rather than a simple political statement.
At least for my usage main is a pretty huge misnomer as I barely use the
branch with the master. Renaming my unused branch main implies that I
am using the tool wrong.
I don't look in on the git list very often so perhaps I am missing a
conversation where all of the details were thought through. If so
please point me at that conversation. Otherwise can we please use this
opportunity to come up with something that is actually better than
naming the default branch main, rather than just something just as
awkward whose only advantage is that people don't think it is
politically incorrect this week.
Eric
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-11-17 21:07 UTC|newest]
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2020-11-12 22:43 [PATCH 00/28] Use main as default branch name Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 01/28] t0060: preemptively adjust alignment Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 02/28] t[01]*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 03/28] t2*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 04/28] t3[0-3]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 05/28] t3416: preemptively adjust alignment in a comment Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 06/28] t34*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 07/28] t3[5-9]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 08/28] t4*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 09/28] t5323: prepare centered comment for `master` -> `main` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 10/28] t5[0-4]*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 11/28] t5503: prepare aligned comment for replacing `master` with `main` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 12/28] t550*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 13/28] t551*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 14/28] t55[23]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-13 10:02 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-11-13 14:18 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-16 20:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 15/28] t55[4-9]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 16/28] t5[6-9]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 17/28] t6[0-3]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 18/28] t64*: preemptively adjust alignment to prepare for `master` -> `main` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 19/28] t6[4-9]*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 20/28] t7[0-4]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 21/28] t7[5-9]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 22/28] t8*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 23/28] t9[0-4]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 24/28] t9[5-7]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 25/28] tests(git-p4): transition to the default branch name `main` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 26/28] t99*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 27/28] tests: drop prereq `PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH` where no longer needed Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-12 22:43 ` [PATCH 28/28] Change the default branch name to `main` Don Goodman-Wilson via GitGitGadget
2020-11-13 9:57 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-11-13 14:09 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-16 20:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-13 0:11 ` [PATCH 00/28] Use main as default branch name Felipe Contreras
2020-11-13 12:55 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-11-13 14:22 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-13 16:13 ` [RFC/PATCH] tests: support testing with an arbitrary default branch (sort of) Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-11-13 19:14 ` Jeff King
2020-11-13 22:00 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-13 22:39 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-13 23:49 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
[not found] ` <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2011162118060.18437@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>
2020-11-18 13:32 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-11-18 14:16 ` Felipe Contreras
2020-11-20 11:36 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-11-20 16:00 ` Felipe Contreras
2020-11-18 15:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-19 9:32 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-19 19:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-22 19:07 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-19 10:46 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-14 0:25 ` Felipe Contreras
2020-11-13 17:42 ` [PATCH 00/28] Use main as default branch name Felipe Contreras
2020-11-14 6:13 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-16 19:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-17 16:10 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-17 19:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-18 20:58 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 00/27] tests: use " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 01/27] t0060: preemptively adjust alignment Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 02/27] t[01]*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 03/27] t2*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 04/27] t3[0-3]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 05/27] t3416: preemptively adjust alignment in a comment Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 06/27] t34*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 07/27] t3[5-9]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 08/27] t4*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 09/27] t5323: prepare centered comment for `master` -> `main` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 10/27] t5[0-4]*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 11/27] t5503: prepare aligned comment for replacing `master` with `main` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 12/27] t550*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 13/27] t551*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 14/27] t55[23]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 15/27] t55[4-9]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 16/27] t5[6-9]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 17/27] t6[0-3]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 18/27] t64*: preemptively adjust alignment to prepare for `master` -> `main` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 19/27] t6[4-9]*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 20/27] t7[0-4]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 21/27] t7[5-9]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 22/27] t8*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 23/27] t9[0-4]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 24/27] t9[5-7]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 25/27] tests(git-p4): transition to the default branch name `main` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 26/27] t99*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-17 16:12 ` [PATCH v2 27/27] tests: drop prereq `PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH` where no longer needed Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 11:48 ` [PATCH v2 28/27] tests: run tests omitted by PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-11-18 23:56 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-19 19:30 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-20 13:09 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-20 18:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 00/28] tests: use main as default branch name Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 01/28] tests: mark tests relying on the current default for `init.defaultBranch` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 02/28] t0060: preemptively adjust alignment Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 03/28] t[01]*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 04/28] t2*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 05/28] t3[0-3]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 06/28] t3416: preemptively adjust alignment in a comment Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 07/28] t34*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 08/28] t3[5-9]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 09/28] t4*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 10/28] t5323: prepare centered comment for `master` -> `main` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 11/28] t5[0-4]*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 12/28] t5503: prepare aligned comment for replacing `master` with `main` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 13/28] t550*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 14/28] t551*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 15/28] t55[23]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 16/28] t55[4-9]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 17/28] t5[6-9]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 18/28] t6[0-3]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 19/28] t64*: preemptively adjust alignment to prepare for `master` -> `main` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 20/28] t6[4-9]*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 21/28] t7[0-4]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 22/28] t7[5-9]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 23/28] t8*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 24/28] t9[0-4]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 25/28] t9[5-7]*: " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 26/28] tests(git-p4): transition to the default branch name `main` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 27/28] t99*: adjust the references to the default branch name "main" Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-18 23:44 ` [PATCH v3 28/28] tests: drop prereq `PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH` where no longer needed Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-11-19 23:35 ` [PATCH v3 00/28] tests: use main as default branch name Junio C Hamano
2020-11-17 20:48 ` Eric W. Biederman [this message]
2020-11-17 22:47 ` [PATCH 00/28] Use " Felipe Contreras
2020-11-17 23:33 ` Jeff King
2020-11-18 0:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-18 1:25 ` Jeff King
2020-11-18 2:40 ` Jonathan Nieder
2020-11-18 5:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-18 11:32 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-18 15:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-19 9:22 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-18 0:18 ` Felipe Contreras
2020-11-18 1:22 ` Jeff King
2020-11-18 1:45 ` Felipe Contreras
2020-11-18 2:06 ` Jeff King
2020-11-18 2:39 ` Jonathan Nieder
2020-11-18 10:12 ` Felipe Contreras
2020-11-18 9:04 ` Felipe Contreras
2020-11-17 22:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-17 23:16 ` Felipe Contreras
2020-11-18 0:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-18 0:51 ` Felipe Contreras
2020-11-18 23:45 ` Philip Oakley
2020-11-19 0:00 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-11-19 0:30 ` Philip Oakley
2020-11-19 0:30 ` Peter Hadlaw
2020-11-19 0:44 ` Philip Oakley
2020-11-19 0:55 ` Peter Hadlaw
2020-11-19 1:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-19 10:35 ` Philip Oakley
2020-11-19 11:10 ` Sergey Organov
2020-11-19 11:50 ` Philip Oakley
2020-11-19 12:33 ` Sergey Organov
2020-11-21 23:01 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-22 10:21 ` Sergey Organov
2020-11-22 11:20 ` Philip Oakley
2020-11-22 13:23 ` Sergey Organov
2020-11-22 20:18 ` Philip Oakley
2020-11-22 21:56 ` Felipe Contreras
2020-11-22 23:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-18 2:56 ` Jonathan Nieder
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