From: Michael J Gruber Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:45:09 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] fmt-merge-msg: use branch.$name.description Message-ID: <4E8ECA25.205@drmicha.warpmail.net> In-Reply-To: <20111007091636.GA22822@elie.hsd1.il.comcast.net> Jonathan Nieder venit, vidit, dixit 07.10.2011 11:16: > Michael J Gruber wrote: > >> config based is so non-distributed, local in nature. > > I don't follow. Wouldn't a protocol change be enough to fix that, by > sharing branch descriptions analagously to how refs themselves are > shared? I'd be surprised if we changed the protocol just to be able to share some descriptions, when we have everything we need for sharing refs. Also note that config is non-versioned etc. But my main point here is that we should discuss the pros and cons of each approach in context (the context of the original thread), and I haven't heard many pros and cons for either. Michael