Since its inception, the Git DVCS tool's default branch name was set to master. Every Git repository had a master branch unless a developer took explicit steps to remove it, which was rarely ever done ...

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"On Oct. 1, 2020, any new repositories you create will use main as the default branch, instead of master," the company said. Existing repositories that have "master" set as the default branch will be ...

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The world's biggest site for software developers is abandoning decades-old coding terms to remove references to slavery. GitHub Chief Executive Nat Friedman said the firm is working on changing the ...

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