Default branch naming in GitHub repositories

[Derick Montague]

Hello,

In recent weeks, we have seen an initiative to update any
racially-charged naming conventions within our industry. Some examples
include Blacklist, Whitelist, and Master / Slave. 

There is also an initiative to change the default branch naming in
Github. Github is in the process of making changes for new repositories,
and I would like to suggest that we start discussions about our default
branch naming. One suggestion that has some traction is replacing master
with main. 

I'd like to discuss an overall strategy and the impact it would have on
our build scripts before I ask to make this change in the webui-vue repository.

- https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53050955
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/github-to-replace-master-with-alternative-term-to-avoid-slavery-references/


Thank you!
 
Derick Montague
FED Lead | OpenBMC Design Team Lead
Cognitive Systems User Experience