# "devel" is now the default branch on github.com

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/devel-is-now-the-default-branch-on-github-com/11495>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [May 3, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/devel-is-now-the-default-branch-on-github-com/11495 "2012-05-03T19:32:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/devel-is-now-the-default-branch-on-github-com/11495/1 "2012-05-03T19:32:35Z")

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Should hopefully encourage people testing and using the newness, which largely is more awesome than the oldness.

Docs probably need some minor updates to reflect this re: checkout and patch instructions.

–Michael