Rename "master" branch to "dev" ?

[Regina Obe]

+0

I'm too lazy for a change.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laurențiu Nicola <lnicola at dend.ro>
> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2025 3:24 PM
> To: PostGIS Development Discussion <postgis-devel at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: Rename "master" branch to "dev" ?
> 
> -0 I didn't want to start this
> 
> On Fri, Nov 28, 2025, at 21:46, Sandro Santilli wrote:
> > In IRC/Matrix we got back to discuss branch naming, due to CI still
> > having traces of "main" which has been an alias at some point [1]
> >
> > As the last attempt at getting rid of the "master" name was stuck [2]
> > due to Regina wanting to see other projects make the strong-move
> > before bothering [3] and given today nobody would really be using "master"
> > anymore while some of us use different names (I use "main" locally,
> > Darafei still uses "svn-trunk" for his admission, dunno others), I
> > thought I'd re-start a thread about branch renaming with a new proposal,
> which is now even SHORTER !
> >
> > How would you like "dev" for the main development branch ?  It'd be:
> >   - 1 letter shorter than "main"
> >   - 3 letters shorter than "master"
> >   - very cool ! 😎
> >   - clear
> >   - uncrowded, so nobody feels the need to run the other way
> >
> > [1]
> > https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/postgis-devel/2021-January/028778.ht
> > ml [2]
> > https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/postgis-devel/2021-June/028983.html
> > [3]
> > https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/postgis-devel/2021-January/028781.ht
> > ml
> >
> > So, what do you think ? Can we turn more plusses than minuses ?
> >
> > --strk;
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 05:38:06PM -0500, Regina Obe wrote:
> >> > On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 01:18:20AM +0300, Darafei "Kom?pa"
> >> > Praliaskouski
> >> > wrote:
> >> > > Hey, the point of the thing is not to add a thing called "main"
> >> > > but to get rid ot the thing called "master" which your plan fails
> >> > > to accomplish. If we go there, go all-in.
> >> >
> >> > I know what's the plan, but "go all-in" takes time.
> >> > I'm just offering a way to keep things working in the meanwhile.
> >> >
> >> > --strk;
> >>
> >> I'm a -0 for any change at all.
> >> But if we are forced into this change I do like the idea of having a soft -
> main launch over a no-turning back main.
> >>
> >> I'd like to see other projects make the strong-move before we bother.
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Regina
> >>
> >>
> >>
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