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

[Bruno Friedmann]

Eventualy all projects under github.com/MapServer ?
Of course all of them doesn't have the same priority degree.

On mercredi, 13 janvier 2021 10.20:52 h CET jbo-ads wrote:
> Hi and best wishes 2021,
> 
> Here is my +1 for this "master to main" motion. May I amend it by
> including MapCache repo as well?
> 
> Jérome.
> 
> Le 12/01/2021 à 21:54, Jeff McKenna a écrit :
> > 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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