Re: dpkg with triggers support (again)
On Wednesday 12 March 2008 3:35:56 pm Florian Weimer wrote:
> * John Goerzen:
> > What is it that people don't get from git-rebase(1)?
> >
> > When you rebase a branch, you are changing its history in a way
> > that will cause problems for anyone who already has a copy of the branch
> > in their repository and tries to pull updates from you. You should
> > understand the implications of using git rebase on a repository that you
> > share.
> >
> > In short, never rebase something that is already public.
>
> Some of the official, published GIT trees are constantly rebased.
> Apparently, the rule is not set in stone.
Which ones? My understanding from Linus -- I don't have a URL handy
though -- is that they *never* rebase kernel or Git repo.
-- John
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