+1 Thanks for planning this. --Chuck ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robbie Gemmell" <robbie.gemm...@gmail.com> > To: "users" <users@qpid.apache.org> > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 7:21:55 AM > Subject: [DISCUSS/NOTICE] Renaming default git repo branches to "main" > > Hi folks, > > I would like to propose renaming our git repository default branches > from "master" to "main" in keeping with general efforts to remove > offensive language, and also aligning with it being the default naming > approach on new repositories in various places for some time now. > > Having looked into doing this my understanding is that we simply > create the new branches ourselves, start using them, and then ask > infra to reconfigure the repository default branch both here and at > GitHub. After that is done, we can then remove the old branches at our > own discretion. > > Various updates could be needed as part of the process. Some CI jobs > and scripts etc could need to be updated, maybe some READMES etc, > there could be links that need updated, etc. I would take care of > creating the branches, requesting INFRA update the repo defaults, and > ensuring the CI builds and website are in order during/after the > change. Committers would need to update their checkouts accordingly. > Folks with their own CI jobs etc elsewhere may also need to make any > updates as appropriate. > > Barring discussion otherwise, I would look to begin the process next > week on Wednesday 17th. > > I would create branches in all our repositories and send a notice mail > that it had been done, such that committers then make the swap over > for pushing new work. I would then ask infra to make the repository > changes, and proceed with updates to CI jobs etc. Perhaps adjusting > the READMEs on master to make things more obvious for anyone looking > at the repositories while it is still the default and/or both branches > exist. After all is done, we can consider when/whether to remove the > old branches. > > Robbie > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@qpid.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@qpid.apache.org > >
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