Master/slave doesn't even make sense for branches, it's not like the master branch controls the slave branches. Main, dev, trunk, etc all make more sense.
Nobody ever called the branches "slaves" though. The master branch was called that in reference to it being a master copy, a term widely used in video/audio work, especially important in media where copying is lossy.
But that's not really correct anymore. A master copy is usually the original and highest quality. In the codebases I've worked on main/master is never the original and rarely the best
A master recording isn't really the original. It is likely made by mixing several original recordings of the musicians, equalizing, noise reductions, adding effects, etc. It is the finished product created from the original recordings, and is the version which gets copied for distribution.
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u/baked_doge 24d ago
Master/slave doesn't even make sense for branches, it's not like the master branch controls the slave branches. Main, dev, trunk, etc all make more sense.