“trunk” is what it was called in SVN, too. Well, kind of. SVN didn’t have a real concept of branching like Git does, but the main development would almost always happen in a root directory called “trunk”.
I’m not sure why Bitkeeper used “master”, but that’s why Git called it that (Git was originally built as a replacement for Bitkeeper).
I get wanting to move away from “master,” but why in the world didn’t we use “trunk”
It was already a standard name, and it fits “branches,” etc.
“trunk” is what it was called in SVN, too. Well, kind of. SVN didn’t have a real concept of branching like Git does, but the main development would almost always happen in a root directory called “trunk”.
I’m not sure why Bitkeeper used “master”, but that’s why Git called it that (Git was originally built as a replacement for Bitkeeper).
Fossil uses the term Trunk.
It’s a Git-alternative that has github-like features built into it; Used by SQLite devs
Mercurial, too.
I would have loved to go back to trunk. Also main and master have different meanings.