Git project intends to change the default branch away from **master**

[aruanoguate]

Git project intends to change the default branch away from master. We need to keep an eye of this and possible repercutions this change may have on the way this application works.

From Software Freedom Conservancy:

As a first step, Git will add a mechanism to allow users to specify the default used as the name of the first branch when creating a new repository. Also, consistent with its project governance, Git has undertaken a community process to explore changing the name of the first branch created automatically for new repositories away from ‘master’. That change is currently being discussed on our mailing list. As always, changes in Git's core will minimize disruption for Git's users and will include appropriate deprecation periods.

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2020/jun/23/gitbranchname/