[abhisuri97]

Honestly, I'm not sure why "master" became the name in the first place. To a beginner, it seems unintuitive (at least when I first learned git, I would not have thought "master" actually described what master was). I hope something common like "main" is adopted.

[zzkt]

There's a much longer discussion on the git mailing list[0] which covers the concerns and complications.

[0] https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAOAHyQwyXC1Z3v7BZAC+Bq6JBaM7FvB...

[mytailorisrich]

'Master' comes from 'master copy', which is an established term in industry (not just software). This is the master branch, the reference, the branch from which other branches are created.

It is quite clear for professionals with industry knowledge and experience. It has nothing to do with race.

[ralls_ebfe]

I can understand the stance of "master" being unintuitive. The racism part i do not understand. It seems very narrow minded, to bind words which have roots tracing back thousands of years to one special meaning in recent history.