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Re: Why are commits on detached heads good, again?

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Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date
Feb 7, 2007, 14:56 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0702070954110.13009@xanadu.home>
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<20070207142642.23503.qmail@science.horizon.com>
On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, linux@horizon.com wrote:
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> I agree 100% that it's entirely doable and can be used safely.
> 
> But perhaps the confusion is more trouble than it's worth?  If the rules
> are hard to implement, is that perhaps a clue that they're hard for the
> poor user to understand?

The rules are simple and have been implemented now and the confusion is no more.

Nicolas
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