It’s about master copy. You have a master copy, and you have the development copies that are a copy of the master which is where you make your changes.
If i had to guess, the problem is that people don’t know how to use git and develop in the master
EDIT:
“In engineering, master–slave is a relationship between two systems in which one controls the other.” (from wikipedia)
Git branches don’t control each other… The term comes from master copy. The term “master” comes from bitkeeper:
Definition of Master copy:
A “master copy” refers to the original version of something from which all duplicates or reproductions are made. It’s kind of like the source recipe in a cookbook—every other version stems from it.
It’s about master copy. You have a master copy, and you have the development copies that are a copy of the master which is where you make your changes.
If i had to guess, the problem is that people don’t know how to use git and develop in the master
EDIT:
“In engineering, master–slave is a relationship between two systems in which one controls the other.” (from wikipedia)
Git branches don’t control each other… The term comes from master copy. The term “master” comes from bitkeeper:
Once you have a clone of the master repository, you can do work as if you were in the master repository. (see bk ci, bk edit)
Definition of Master copy: A “master copy” refers to the original version of something from which all duplicates or reproductions are made. It’s kind of like the source recipe in a cookbook—every other version stems from it.