From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,PI_DNOT, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI shortcircuit=no autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 990131F453 for ; Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:13:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1732097AbfBRQNC convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:13:02 -0500 Received: from elephants.elehost.com ([216.66.27.132]:59153 "EHLO elephants.elehost.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1730659AbfBRQNB (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:13:01 -0500 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at elehost.com Received: from gnash (CPE00fc8d49d843-CM00fc8d49d840.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [99.229.179.249]) (authenticated bits=0) by elephants.elehost.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPSA id x1IGCuPk068659 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:12:56 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from rsbecker@nexbridge.com) From: "Randall S. Becker" To: "'Senol Yazici'" , References: <5c62b41d.1c69fb81.fe791.877b@mx.google.com> CAFacdQ-soWD176VHgd+raHaV=VPpzKXrDrLFavPcNEoewZwBYA@mail.gmail.com <5c657002.1c69fb81.d433c.32ce.GMR@mx.google.com> In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: Delivery Status Notification (Failure) Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:12:49 -0500 Message-ID: <000b01d4c7a4$ce4db4b0$6ae91e10$@nexbridge.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 16.0 Content-Language: en-ca Thread-Index: AQIG8tPn8ZhkYxBZqOqCto1UqajiFwGSg2oqAmc8qhwCvsNoFaVLnRXA Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On February 18, 2019 5:47, Senol Yazici > I just stumbled over following page > > https://git-scm.com/about/distributed > > and was wondering if it is possible to > > - demilitarise that “dictator/lieutenant” thing and > - de-religionise that “blessed” thing > > I did not had the feeling that git is “pro military”, or is against “non religious” > developers/users. I think there is a point here. In some of my customers, we have replaced these terms with the following (the Repository is optional in the second two): * Blessed: Repository of Record * Dictator: Committer [Repository] * Lieutenant: Contributor [Repository] This seems more closely aligned with the real roles being applied to activities associated with the repositories involved. Taking a lesson from other Open Source projects, Jenkins has deprecated Master/Slave in favour of Controller/Agent. This seems not only more acceptable to some, but in my view more descriptive. The terms on the page above do not actually make any descriptive sense to a newbie. And confusion could ensue from the dictionary definitions: * Lieutenant: an aide or representative of another in the performance of duty : assistant (not what that repository is for) * Dictator: one holding complete autocratic control : a person with unlimited governmental power (not how the git team behaves) * Blessed: honored in worship : hallowed; of or enjoying happiness (although I can see the happiness part of this one) Regards, Randall