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Re: Fix interesting git-rev-list corner case

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A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 30, 2005, 01:08 UTC
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Ryan Anderson wrote:
> Maybe it'd make sense to have the commits refuse to add a commit when it
> would be younger than one of it's parents?

Better not to trust timestamps in distributed federations since you can't guarantee any kind of accuracy across administrative boundaries.

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  1. Linus TorvaldsJul 29, 2005
  2. Ryan AndersonJul 30, 2005
  3. A Large Angry SCMJul 30, 2005
  4. Linus TorvaldsJul 30, 2005
  5. Linus TorvaldsJul 30, 2005
  6. Peter OsterlundJul 30, 2005
  7. Linus TorvaldsJul 30, 2005
  8. Peter OsterlundJul 30, 2005
  9. Linus TorvaldsJul 30, 2005
  10. Peter OsterlundJul 30, 2005
  11. Linus TorvaldsJul 30, 2005
  12. Linus TorvaldsJul 30, 2005
  13. Peter OsterlundJul 30, 2005
  14. Linus TorvaldsJul 31, 2005
  15. Junio C HamanoJul 31, 2005

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