On 11/03/2021 00.38, 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)
Petr Baudis (xpasky) also wrote: --- (But as noted in a separate thread, it is possible it stems from bitkeeper's master/slave terminology. I hoped to do some historical research but health emergency in my family delayed that.) Regardless, the impression words form in the reader is more important than their intent. --- https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1272817929046962176