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 _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list -- python-dev@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-dev-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/S7PXQS7OIE245MGFIIMCMIQNFBJWYLOI/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
