From: A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 22:02:23 GMT
Subject: Re: Tags
Message-ID: <42C70EEF.6050207@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <42C70A5B.9070606@zytor.com>



H. Peter Anvin wrote:
...
> 
> OK, so let me retell what I think I hear you say:
> 
> - Store all the tags in the object store; they may conflict.
> - Let each source user have a set of refs, and provide a method for the 
> end user to select which refs to get.
> 
> In other words, the only way (other than knowing what GPG keys to trust) 
> to distinguish between your "v2.6.12" and J. Random Hacker's "v2.6.12" 
> is that the former is referenced by *your* refs as opposed to JRH's 
> refs.  This also means the refs cannot be uniquely rebuilt from the 
> object storage.

Why have tag objects at all?