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master vs main (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] LwL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

The original audio after mastering is also still called a master, but I haven't seen anyone complain about that. And that (as well as the same meaning for other media) is the word that the branch name master came from, so etymology can't really be an argument there (though I also think etymology is terrible reasoning for renaming something in general).