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[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I use master because I'm nostalgic. If it matters that much, though, I'll start using trunk (like we used to back in the days of SVN).

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't speak the name of that horror!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

At least it was better than CVS

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Trunk makes absolutely no sense. How does something “branch” from a “trunk”? That’s lunacy.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Surely you’ve heard of trees.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Yes, I’m joking.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's a branch coming from the trunk?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

You’re speaking crazy talk.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

trunk sounds cook. reminds me of that Dragon Ball character, naruto

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

How can you? I would understand if you have to, but Mercurial/Git approach is so much more flexible.