Thanks Dianjin, I have created Jira: "Change the default branch of the Apache MADlib github repo from master to madlib2-master" ( https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-27348)
-=e On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM Dianjin Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > We might need to create an Infra Jira ticket to request the Infra team > to help change the default branch - > > https://github.com/apache/infrastructure-asfyaml/blob/main/README.md#default-branch > . > > For the `.asf.yaml`, I can create a draft PR later for the review. > > Best, > Dianjin Wang > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM Ed Espino <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Dianjin, > > > > Welcome to the community — and thank you for raising this! Your > > recommendation is a perfect starting point. > > > > You’re absolutely right that most of the current work is happening on the > > madlib2-master branch. Updating the default branch to reflect this would > > help reduce confusion for new contributors. > > > > You’ll also notice that this project predates the use of .asf.yaml. How > > about we work together to provide an updated .asf.yaml for the MADlib > > project? That would let us manage the default branch and other settings > > directly in the repository going forward. > > > > -=e > > -- > > Ed Espino > > Apache Cloudberry (Incubating) & MADlib > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM Dianjin Wang <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I’d like to bring up a small proposal regarding the default branch > > > setting on MADlib’s GitHub repository: > > > https://github.com/apache/madlib. > > > > > > Currently, the default branch is master, but it seems that this branch > > > hasn’t been updated for quite a while, while most of the ongoing work > > > and updates are happening on the madlib2-master branch. > > > > > > To avoid confusion for new contributors or users like me, who might > > > start from the default branch, I’d like to propose setting > > > madlib2-master as the default branch on GitHub. > > > > > > This change would make it easier for contributors to discover the > > > latest code and documentation, and help align the repository’s default > > > branch with the current development workflow. > > > > > > What do you think about this proposal? I'm just new here. If there are > > > specific considerations for keeping master as the default, I’d be > > > happy to learn more. > > > > > > Best, > > > Dianjin Wang > > > >
