top | item 26454833 (no title) A12-B | 5 years ago Master has multiple definitions, yours is not the same as the one git used. discuss order hn newest Longhanks|5 years ago Exactly, and gits is not the same one as a slave master. beojan|5 years ago Turns out it is:> This term came from Bitkeeper, a predecessor to Git. Bitkeeper referred to the source of truth as the "master repository" and other copies as "slave repositories". load replies (5) p49k|5 years ago Except that it is, as explained in the actual article. henryaj|5 years ago If we're referring to 'master' in the context of master/slave, then that's also not the same as the one git uses detaro|5 years ago According to the article it does.
Longhanks|5 years ago Exactly, and gits is not the same one as a slave master. beojan|5 years ago Turns out it is:> This term came from Bitkeeper, a predecessor to Git. Bitkeeper referred to the source of truth as the "master repository" and other copies as "slave repositories". load replies (5) p49k|5 years ago Except that it is, as explained in the actual article.
beojan|5 years ago Turns out it is:> This term came from Bitkeeper, a predecessor to Git. Bitkeeper referred to the source of truth as the "master repository" and other copies as "slave repositories". load replies (5)
henryaj|5 years ago If we're referring to 'master' in the context of master/slave, then that's also not the same as the one git uses detaro|5 years ago According to the article it does.
Longhanks|5 years ago
beojan|5 years ago
> This term came from Bitkeeper, a predecessor to Git. Bitkeeper referred to the source of truth as the "master repository" and other copies as "slave repositories".
p49k|5 years ago
henryaj|5 years ago
detaro|5 years ago