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[โ€“] EvoSlice@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Context is pretty important when it comes to words with multiple definitions. I find it hard to interpret the "master branch" as anything but this definition. Now if you're talking about PATA hard drives, I can understand updating the standard terminology there.

[โ€“] bfg9k@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

yeah we might know what a 'slave drive' is but it sure sounds sketchy lol