[mapserver-dev] Motion: rename default 'master' branch to 'main'

[michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com]

+1 

Mike

> On Jan 13, 2021, at 6:28 AM, Tom Kralidis <tomkralidis at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> +1
> 
> ..Tom
> 
>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 6:08 AM Rahkonen Jukka (MML)
>> <jukka.rahkonen at maanmittauslaitos.fi> wrote:
>> 
>> +1
>> 
>> -Jukka Rahkonen-
>> 
>> -----Alkuperäinen viesti-----
>> Lähettäjä: mapserver-dev <mapserver-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> Puolesta Jeff McKenna
>> Lähetetty: tiistai 12. tammikuuta 2021 22.54
>> Vastaanottaja: 'MapServer Dev Mailing List' <mapserver-dev at lists.osgeo.org>
>> Aihe: [mapserver-dev] Motion: rename default 'master' branch to 'main'
>> 
>> Hi PSC,
>> 
>> Some may remember a past discussion here about possibly renaming our 'master' branch to a less insensitive name as 'main'.  It was decided to wait a bit, as Github stated that by January 2021 it would make it easier to change the default branch name (https://github.com/github/renaming).
>> 
>> I have checked our settings today and indeed it is now possible through the regular settings.
>> 
>> For our code repository, 'MapServer', here is the dialog window before pressing the 'rename branch' button: https://pasteboard.co/JJlr3xy.png
>> 
>> For those not wanting to click an external link, it states that Github will automatically:
>> - update 8 pull requests targeting this branch across 6 repositories
>> - update 1 branch protection rule that explicitly targets 'master'
>> *note that renaming this branch will not update your members' local environments
>> 
>> For our documentation repository, 'MapServer-documentation', here is the dialog window before pressing the 'rename branch' button:
>> https://pasteboard.co/JJluDt6.png
>> 
>> As you can see the impacts on the documentation are less because there are no open pull requests etc.
>> 
>> So, it is a good time to move forward with this.  Could there be some other impacts?  Possibly, but I believe it is worth trying now, and we can adapt if necessary.
>> 
>> I motion to rename the default 'master' branch to 'main' for the MapServer and MapServer-documentation repositories.
>> 
>> I'll start with a +1
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> PS. happy 2021 to everyone
>> 
>> -jeff
>> 
>> 
>> 
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