Google tells me...

From https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper/blob/master/doc/HOWTO.ask:
We are then going to modify the file on both the master and slave repository and then merge the work.

This particular passage was also cited in GNOME developer discussions regarding the usage of the term:
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2019-May/msg00066.html 


On Wed, 2021-03-10 at 15:38 -0800, Mike Miller wrote:

On 2021-03-10 13:45, David Mertz wrote:
In contrast, the "master" used in version control directly borrows from
so-called "master/slave network architecture."


It was shown upthread that this isn't the case.  Do you have more accurate
documentation to refute the claim?

- https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1272280760280637441
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastering_(audio)

-Mike
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