bitkeeper VS Raku-Steering-Council

This is not historically accurate, even in the narrow context of Git branch names. Git was initially written as a replacement for an old source control system named BitKeeper. BitKeeper had a concept of a “master repo” (the main remote repo); all other copies of the repo were “slave repos”. Example from the BitKeeper docs. Git inherited that naming convention.

> git repositories don't have "slave" branches, just a "master' as in template or origin

That isn't true - master in git comes from master in BitKeeper which did have slave replicas.

https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper/blob/master/doc/H...

Git was originally based on Bitkeeper which uses the terminology in that way, for example: https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper/blob/master/doc/HOWTO.ask

Git was created as a replacement for BitKeeper. BitKeeper does use the terminology master/slave. Thus, Git's use of master is in fact a reference to master/slave, not a master recording.

Should be https://github.com/Raku/Raku-Steering-Council/blob/main/minutes/20230429.md

There is a link in the announcement itself. But since the program just have started there are no projects on the list yet. For now I'd suggest asking on #raku IRC channel.

The Raku community decided recently to setup a steering council.

The Raku Community has a Steering Council and a Code of Conduct, and a Community Affairs Team (CAT). This CAT has issued a ban for this person.

A correction: Liz has been entirely supportive the Raku Steering Council's efforts to establish our Code of Conduct[0] and to enforce that Code.

(I know that part of this comment is referring to events that took place years ago; I don't have any firsthand knowledge about those events but want to correct the record about the present)

[0]: https://github.com/Raku/Raku-Steering-Council/blob/main/pape...

However, as Liz said, the Raku Conf is being organized by Andrew, so he is (appropriately!) the only one who gets a vote – he's doing the work, and so he gets to make the calls. The RSC's role is limited to making sure that participants follow the Raku Code of Conduct at the conference – that is, we have a purely support function.

Raku CAT has finished investigating the case. An action has been taken and a statement made: https://github.com/Raku/Raku-Steering-Council/blob/main/announcements/20210630.md