Rename "master" branch to "main"?

[Andreas Schwab]

On Jun 30 2020, DJ Delorie via Libc-alpha wrote:

> I will pose the unpopular opinion that the cost of this change[1] is
> higher than the value of the change.

I agree.  There are also numerous other branches using that name.

> If we want to rename the master branch to a more meaningful name, there
> are far more meaningful choices than "main".  "Trunk" goes with the
> "branch" metaphor.  How about "development"?

Since we use master for both development and release branches, neither
trunk nor development really fit here.

Andreas.

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