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Re: Fetching SHA id's instead of named references?

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Apr 6, 2009, 12:48 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0904061447220.6619@intel-tinevez-2-302>
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Hi,
On Mon, 6 Apr 2009, Klas Lindberg wrote:
> Thank you, but I don't understand the answer. If I mistakenly publish a 
> tree that contains secrets and someone manages to fetch against it 
> before I correct the mistake; how does the limitation to only fetch 
> named references help me???

The issue is not if someone manages to fetch stuff before you repair it. The issue is that that someone should not be able to manage _after_ you repair it.

Oh, and please do not top-post, Dscho

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  1. Klas LindbergApr 6, 2009
  2. Johannes SchindelinApr 6, 2009
  3. Klas LindbergApr 6, 2009
  4. Johannes SchindelinApr 6, 2009
  5. Dmitry PotapovApr 6, 2009
  6. Matthieu MoyApr 6, 2009
  7. Klas LindbergApr 6, 2009
  8. Finn Arne GangstadApr 6, 2009
  9. Shawn O. PearceApr 6, 2009
  10. Klas LindbergApr 6, 2009
  11. Nicolas PitreApr 6, 2009
  12. Klas LindbergApr 6, 2009
  13. Nicolas PitreApr 7, 2009
  14. Klas LindbergApr 8, 2009
  15. Nicolas PitreApr 8, 2009

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