Comment Comment by ccurrens The git dev responsible for the choice has said it had nothing to do with master/slave:> "master" as in e.g. "master recording". Perhaps you could say the original, but viewed from the production process perspective.> A clueless Central European youngster whose command of English was mostly illusory came up with the term, which is why it isn't very obvious...https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1272280760280637441?s=20I always thought it meant "master copy"... parent ccurrens 6 years ago
> "master" as in e.g. "master recording". Perhaps you could say the original, but viewed from the production process perspective.
> A clueless Central European youngster whose command of English was mostly illusory came up with the term, which is why it isn't very obvious...
https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1272280760280637441?s=20
I always thought it meant "master copy"...