• waldfee@feddit.org
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    22 hours ago

    Calling an original, analogue recording a master does make sense, as all copies of it will by nature be of a lesser quality. This isn’t the case for git branches tho.

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      I don’t think the word “master” is indicating quality though, just that it’s the “source” or “basis”