Maintain "master" as an alternative name to "main" to avoid breaking build systems

[greenfoo]

Hi.

I noticed "master" was recently renamed to "main". Would it be possible to add "master" back (at least for a few weeks) so that our build system doesn't break?

I will start working as soon as possible in the renaming process on my side and these extra weeks will give me some time.

My proposal:

1. Keep "main"
2. Create a new branch named "master" that points to where "main" is currently pointing
3. Only advance "main". Leave "master" pointing to the place "main" is currently pointing now but do not update it ever again.
4. (Optional) In a few weeks delete "main" (or don't ever delete it and keep it there for old build systems)

Thanks!

PS: The same proposal was accepted in other repos we depend on which also changed "master" to "main" and the transition period turned out to be a good solution.

[derekmauro]

Master was deleted nearly 9 months ago. If you really need a branch named master, and it is going to take weeks to do a rename, I would suggest just cloning this repository and creating a master branch to point at.