Re: immutable tags?

> The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
> that has been posted to gmane.comp.version-control.git as well.
>
> Carlos Santana <neubyr@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I would like to know if there is any difference between branches and
>> tags. Is it only conceptual - convention to be followed by a developer
>> or some technical difference?  e.g. : Is it possible to create
>> immutable tags so that nothing can be checked in to that 'tagged
>> directory'?
>
> You are always in full control of your own repository, and have no
> control over what other people do with their's. So you can't prevent
> other people from changing the tags in their private repos, but you can
> prevent them from propagating these changes back to you, or to a central
> repository you control.
>
> But perhaps there is nothing to worry about. I think the git commands
> won't modify a tag unless you force it.
>
> Also, if you use signed tags, you can be sure that they are not silently
> replaced while still claiming to be tagged by you.
>
> --
> David Kågedal
>