From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8AF3C2D0E4 for ; Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:48:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A00520782 for ; Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:48:30 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="UqxJotAi" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1729102AbgKQWsJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:48:09 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:34874 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726498AbgKQWsJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:48:09 -0500 Received: from mail-wm1-x344.google.com (mail-wm1-x344.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::344]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C7419C0613CF for ; Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:48:08 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-wm1-x344.google.com with SMTP id 19so376544wmf.1 for ; Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:48:08 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=mQm5Hj1ZRCBZl56V8Gg6ugzDkhYpFd/TnMmY0CliByE=; b=UqxJotAic2svOKrTwHXDtSfCVbjJzBtvQ5f1V89BUG7GKD8MAqsMwIqRsBM7Glx4Wp owmyWKeL+/iO84sVLJGPDUvjnGusq33C+bJYMG3ru0/aEM5PYRSwqy5l76mq6mZBDpRq m2xr+1uJOWq4DyhwmmaL+vW+qYIe2L+n0MHcBzkcqN4Uj6OhAbTinoJdtkZKOf20h217 /gJIfL5aAVG8Eq8GsYcHj2X4vVoupss8mwij5lJSLewMAMWSpch8Nj36DbdBMBXJdTz0 8tS1JgVMRKBrD8uEc8KWoj0Gpe09ses4HFBzdwAuqKe4eJnh++X1EwN9O25mpdN0meea FR1g== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=mQm5Hj1ZRCBZl56V8Gg6ugzDkhYpFd/TnMmY0CliByE=; b=bZoIhRFCEpMEFziJ/SQV8prrf8HNgDafnqon09oiTrZkpgKOH+/61amZdRKY5ekDtd G3ZDXymu0VJ2C9+Wx3A3jnmt91i9GYf05Xw63vBAdhebQC3PDDpPxiPVxCTw0Luq5icU KjU1FQtA8zMUpp2zCYjj5WB68pA8EMCn9lhuQUC50rV7dI0vnWxxkLpVDMr60nLaD7L1 w6owhe4gCsfIjzdh29npG+35xN6AXEkXelqmN2P38h3ddurf6I1Z5V77h4kz0uH4gWHR thS+ZBAXIe1DXezLkUlovRnl4PcanGVvmD4j19RIlcJhkIGoj/pfmY7jbKN2IQxWNYWM Dlfw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533Yhyn43qBdgfTXsC8hOLAwXaQ/Yhp1TEw7CLWyeA4GU7nDDJDT qf0WoNHFV0ehp92sBAxI+qzbDNO2i7qHGuEa0F4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJy+eYlNViyj7u6jcAiOagcBUBFh5Om41+l9p5Y0ZFGiPNxxWuTIBXTqwYmxopa/ksfO0ZVjWOieGqpuxp5Uvz4= X-Received: by 2002:a1c:7704:: with SMTP id t4mr1303659wmi.48.1605653287466; Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:48:07 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <87r1oraewl.fsf@x220.int.ebiederm.org> In-Reply-To: <87r1oraewl.fsf@x220.int.ebiederm.org> From: Felipe Contreras Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:47:56 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/28] Use main as default branch name To: "Eric W. Biederman" Cc: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget , Git , Johannes Schindelin , Junio C Hamano Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 3:10 PM Eric W. Biederman wrote: > > "Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" 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? I thought precisely the same thing. This should be easy to do if we make "origin" be a pseudo ref that points to "origin/HEAD" (and we could introduce "origin/@"). That way there will never be a need to type "origin/master", or having it as an upstream, you can simply set "origin" as the upstream tracking "branch". > 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. This is the thread: https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAOAHyQwyXC1Z3v7BZAC+Bq6JBaM7FvBenA-1fcqeDV==apdWDg@mail.gmail.com/ Unfortunately in my opinion the most important topics--like your suggestion--were not even mentioned. Everyone focused on the wrong thing (e.g. what would be a better name for "master"). Cheers. -- Felipe Contreras