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Renaming 4.x-master branch

list Bruno Manzoni
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:03:57 +0100
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Hi all

"4.x-master" has been renamed to "devel"

Bruno

Le 19.01.2026 à 20:57, Stef Coene a écrit :
Hi,

I vote for devel.
Once it's considered usable for endusers, it can be promoted to 
unstable to iron out the last bugs.

next is more for a complete rewrite from scratch.


Stef


On 2026-01-19 18:33, Bruno Manzoni via Xymon wrote:
Hi All,

One possible next step could be to rename the |4.x-master| branch. 
Roland pointed out that:

  • “master” isn’t politically correct, especially since the stable
    branch is named |main|;

  • “4.x” is ambiguous, as it includes stable 4.3 versions and ties the
    branch name to a specific major version.

He suggested renaming |4.x-master| to *|devel|*, *|unstable|*, or *| 
next|* (in descending order of preference), which I agree with.

Does anyone have objections or strong preferences before moving forward?

Bruno