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Re: Signed tags in octopus merge..

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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Jan 16, 2012, 23:06 UTC
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On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Jacob Helwig <jacob@technosorcery.net> wrote:
>
> My immediate thought regarding the "side branch #1" version is not
> wanting to have to do the math (even though it's a simple n+1)
"Math is hard, let's go shopping".

But I think even barbie could do the "add one" thing. That said, I think the current thing is already more than good enough, and I don't think it's at all confusing to talk about "parent #2". In fact, I think it's more obvious than "side branch #1".

                  Linus
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  1. Linus TorvaldsJan 14, 2012
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2012
  3. Junio C HamanoJan 16, 2012
  4. Jacob HelwigJan 16, 2012
  5. Linus TorvaldsJan 16, 2012
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2012

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