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Hungarian Scale...

   The 'major pentatonic' scale is just a mode within the 'pentatonic scale' but using the adjectives 'major or minor' take away from the scale as a whole, The "G major pentatonic" would be the "E minor pentatonic" starting on the "G" tone...

Second position of the "E pentatonic" pattern...

G A B D E...

   When you look at the entire pattern that is used then there are five 'box patterns' that you must learn, The 'major and minor' pentatonic descriptions are somewhat misleading, If you call the second position of the pentatonic scale a 'major pentatonic' then what do you call the third?, and what about the fourth and fifth positions?...

Third position of the "E pentatonic" scale...

Pentatonic minor?...

Fourth position of the "E pentatonic" pattern...

Pentatonic diminished?...

Fifth position of the "E pentatonic" pattern...

Pentatonic minor?...

   The traditional naming seems to come from the fact that the 'major pentatonic' starts on a 'major position' (G), If that is the case then the naming of the others will create confusion, You must also consider the fact that the "E pentatonic" scale is in three keys (C,G,D)...

   The pattern shown above that starts out on the 'diminished' position is named so because it starts out with "B", If you start out in the Key of G or D then the "B" sits on the minor position so the key that it starts out in is questionable...

   Then there is the fact that each key contains three pentatonic scales so each of the 'positions' of the pentatonic scale can be played in three different places, For instance the second position pattern can be played on the 'major positions' of the key of C (G,C,F)...

Second position pentatonic scale (G major pentatonic)...

Second position pentatonic scale (C major pentatonic)...

Second position pentatonic scale (F major pentatonic)...

   If you use the positioning theory then you can focus on how each pattern sits in relationship to the 'first position' pattern which is known as the 'minor pentatonic', The major pentatonic pattern is ok to learn but its better to learn the 'pentatonic scale' as one big pattern...