From: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@fieldses.org>
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 22:52:42 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Detached HEAD (experimental)
Message-ID: <20070106225242.GJ4655@fieldses.org>
In-Reply-To: <200701062048.15163.alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>

On Sat, Jan 06, 2007 at 08:48:15PM +0000, Alan Chandler wrote:
> On Saturday 06 January 2007 18:58, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> > If we use the word "branches" for things that you can check out and
> > commit to, then "remote-tracking branches" are not actually branches.
> > Argh!
> >
> > What would be better terminology here?
> 
> Why can't we use the terms 'local branch' and 'remote branch'.  We can 
> only commit to local branches - you need to push to remote ones.

We'd have to replace "branch" by "local branch" in a lot of
documentation, but that could work.

Though what do you call a branch in a remote repository then, if not a
remote branch?  I suppose it doesn't matter.

--b.