master branch instead of main?

[peter-lyons-kehl]

Hi Glyn,

Is there any specific reason for branch/root name main rather than master?

I've spent at least a couple of minutes in confusion until I've realised it's called main. And that is after having previous commits. Imagine how it may confuse newcomers.

[glyn]

Hi Peter

Thanks for raising this as it may puzzle others.

In the last year or so, main has become a popular default branch name since some people associate master with "master/slave" and want to avoid connotations of slavery. I don't personally make that association, but I want to respect people who do.

See https://github.com/github/renaming for more about this.

Regards,
Glyn