From: Johannes Schindelin Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:45:10 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC] builtin-checkout: suggest creating local branch when appropriate to do so Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <76718490910051500m32878c7dgcc86489933cb2309@mail.gmail.com> Hi, On Mon, 5 Oct 2009, Jay Soffian wrote: > On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 5:17 PM, Johannes Schindelin > wrote: > > Actually, we should really think long and hard why we should not > > automatically check out the local branch "next" in that case.  I mean, > > really long and hard, and making sure to take user-friendliness into > > account at least as much as simplicity of implementation. > > Sure, why not? Are you asking for a patch, or just soliciting > conversation? I am asking for thoughtful arguments for and against my (shyly implied) proposal. Ciao, Dscho