On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 03:38:08PM -0700, Elijah Newren wrote: > As I stated in the other thread[1], I'm happy 'default' isn't winning > because I think it can lead to ambiguity about the meaning of the > phrase "default branch" (particularly when someone changes HEAD on the > server to point to anything other than "refs/heads/default"). I don't > think "main branch" poses similar issues, as it's not a phrase I've > seen used that much (in contrast to "default branch"). Also, > "default" being ambiguous bothers me personally more than other terms > being ambiguous, as per my story in the other thread. However, it's > possible that there is documentation or guides somewhere that have > used "main branch" in the past and could become ambiguous with the > proposed change, and thus would benefit from updates. Thanks for writing this out (I'm still catching up on list email after a vacation, so I missed the earlier thread). It really cemented for me that "main" is better than "default". -Peff
