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Re: Advice on converting to git from versioning-by-directory

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APAndy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 23, 2006, 10:09 UTC
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<200611231009.40637.andyparkins@gmail.com>
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On Thursday 2006 November 23 09:58, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> Ok, why is this so different from any normal SVN repository?
> Yes your branches are in the 'wrong' place.  But they behave as you'd
> expect don't they?  Each one has linear history from its appearance,

What an absolutely excellent idea. It's so obvious now you say it, but all the best ideas are.

> No idea if thats any use...
It's of enormous use.  Thank you very much.
Andy
-- 
Dr Andy Parkins, M Eng (hons), MIEE
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