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Subject: Re: master/main branch renaming and bitbake
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From: "Benjamin Gilbert" <bgilbert@backtick.net>
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Date: Thu, 13 May 2021 12:02:04 -0700
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On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 06:36 AM, Bruce Ashfield wrote:

>=20
>=20
>> The problem is that your build system is penalizing upstream projects t=
hat
>> are trying to migrate
>> to using `main`.
>=20
> Similarly those same projects are completely deleting those branches,
> versus no longer making them the default. Which is penalizing the
> existing users.

Deleting the branch penalizes existing developers, which projects might be=
 willing to do.=C2=A0 Git branch names don't usually have any effect on use=
rs.

--Benjamin Gilbert

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On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 06:36 AM, Bruce Ashfield wrote:<br />
<blockquote>
<blockquote>The problem is that your build system is penalizing upstream p=
rojects that are trying to migrate<br />to using `main`.</blockquote>
Similarly those same projects are completely deleting those branches,<br /=
>versus no longer making them the default. Which is penalizing the<br />exi=
sting users.</blockquote>
Deleting the branch penalizes existing developers, which projects might be=
 willing to do.&nbsp; Git branch names don't usually have any effect on use=
rs.<br /><br />--Benjamin Gilbert

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