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Re: SHA256 support not experimental, or?

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brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date
Jun 29, 2023, 01:59 UTC
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On 2023-06-28 at 16:28:28, Adam Majer wrote:
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> Hi all,
> 
> Is sha256 still considered experimental or can it be assumed to be stable?
> 
> The usecase here is we are planning on moving to sha256 repositories mostly
> due to integrity guarantees, hypothetical or otherwise. What is important is
> not the initial interop challenges with sha1 repos, but whether the on-disk
> format will remain compatible with future versions of git. At minimum, the
> on-disk format would be converted by some future version(s) of git into
> another one and not be an end-of-the-road because it was "experimental"
> where dataloss is an implied risk.

I have no intention of changing things at this point. I think it should be viewed as stable by now, and I'd support this patch, although to get it picked up it will need a commit message and a sign-off.

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brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)
Toronto, Ontario, CA
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  1. Adam MajerJun 28, 2023
  2. brian m. carlsonJun 29, 2023
  3. Adam MajerJun 29, 2023
  4. Junio C HamanoJun 29, 2023
  5. Adam MajerJun 29, 2023
  6. Junio C HamanoJun 29, 2023
  7. brian m. carlsonJun 29, 2023
  8. Junio C HamanoJun 29, 2023
  9. brian m. carlsonJun 30, 2023
  10. Patrick SteinhardtJun 30, 2023
  11. Adam MajerJun 30, 2023
  12. Patrick SteinhardtJun 30, 2023
  13. Son Luong NgocJun 30, 2023
  14. Junio C HamanoJun 30, 2023
  15. Adam MajerJul 20, 2023
  16. Junio C HamanoJul 20, 2023
  17. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2023
  18. Adam MajerJul 31, 2023
  19. doc: sha256 is no longer experimentalAdam Majer, Jul 31, 2023
  20. Junio C HamanoJul 31, 2023
  21. Adam MajerJul 31, 2023

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