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Re: merge time

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MFMatthew L Foster <mfoster167@yahoo.com>
Date
Jul 30, 2007, 02:43 UTC
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--- Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> The fact is, distributed history isn't one-dimensional. You *cannot* 
> linearize it as some one-dimensional time. Impossible. Any system that 
> tries is broken.

I don't want distributed history, I want what local time changes were merged locally. That is why I described a separate view for this feature, this feature request is not meant to replace how time is currently not being used. :)

-Matt
       
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