Re: SHA-256 transition
On Tuesday, June 21, 2022 5:29:59 PM MST brian m. carlson wrote:
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> On 2022-06-21 at 10:25:01, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
> > But the reason I'd still say "no" on the technical/UX side is:
> > * The inter-op between SHA-256 and SHA-1 repositories is still
> >
> > nonexistent, except for a one-off import. I.e. we don't have any
> > graceful way to migrate an existing repository.
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> True, but that doesn't meant that new repositories couldn't use SHA-256.
So, any idea when a graceful way to migrate a repository might show up?
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> > * For new repositories I think you'll probably want to eventually push
> >
> > it to one of the online git hosting providers, none of which (as far
> > as I'm aware) support SHA-256 repos.
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> This, in my view, is the only compelling reason not to use it for new
> repositories.
Which is a reason to send patches by email.