axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoWhich git branch are you on?locklemmy.cafeimagemessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up1401arrow-down118
arrow-up1383arrow-down1imageWhich git branch are you on?locklemmy.cafeaxEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square142fedilink
minus-squarerothaine@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up9·7 days agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_recordings
minus-squarewaldfee@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·7 days agoCalling an original, analogue recording a master does make sense, as all copies of it will by nature be of a lesser quality. This isn’t the case for git branches tho.
minus-squarerothaine@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoI don’t think the word “master” is indicating quality though, just that it’s the “source” or “basis”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_recordings
Calling an original, analogue recording a master does make sense, as all copies of it will by nature be of a lesser quality. This isn’t the case for git branches tho.
I don’t think the word “master” is indicating quality though, just that it’s the “source” or “basis”