On Tue, Apr 09, 2024 at 07:28:08PM +0200, Ilya Maximets wrote:
> On 4/5/24 15:57, Simon Horman wrote:
> > Recently OVS adopted a policy of using the inclusive naming word list v1
> > [1, 2].
> >
> > In keeping with this policy rename the primary development branch from
> > 'master' to 'main'. This patch does not actually make that change, but
> > rather updates references to the branch in documentation in the source
> > tree. It is intended to be applied at (approximately) the same time
> > that the change is made.
> >
> > OVS is currently hosted on GitHub. We can expect the following behaviour
> > after the rename:
> >
> > 1. GitHub pull requests against are renamed branch are automatically
> > re-homed on new branch
> > 2. GitHub Issues do not seem to be affected - at least the test issue I
> > created had no association with a branch
> > 3. URLs accessed via the GitHub web UI are automatically renamed
> > (so long as a new branch called master is not created).
> > 4. Using the git cli command, fetch will fetch the new branch (main),
> > and fetch -p will remove (prune) the old branch (master)
> >
> > [1] df5e5cf4318a ("Documentation: Add section on inclusive language.")
> > [2] https://inclusivenaming.org/word-lists/
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <ho...@ovn.org>
> > ---
> > Changes in v3:
> > - This patch only updates documentation. Update the patch prefix and
> > description accordingly.
> > - Drop documentation of 'tested on "master" branch' rather than updating
> > it, as the updated text seems somewhat nonsensical.
> > - Correct indentation of NEWS entry.
>
> Thanks, Simon!
>
> Acked-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maxim...@ovn.org>
>
> >
> > Changes in v2:
> > - Keep two blank lines between versions.
> > - Drop bogus update to OpenSSL hashes URL in appveyor.yml.
> > - Drop other appveyor.yml changes, they are now present upstream.
> > + appveyor: Prepare for rename of primary development branch.
> > https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/95ff912edef8
> > - Add note about updates to git configuration.
> > ---
> > Notes:
> >
> > * Now is the time to raise any concerns regarding this patch.
> > It is planned to implement this change next week.
>
> Do you have particular date in mind?
Hi Ilya,
I think that today or tomorrow would be good, to give a bit
of space before the weekend. But whenever suits you: I believe
it is you who needs to make the change.
Kind regards,
Simon
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