Re: [PATCH 0/2] Documentation updates for SHA-256

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 14, 2020, 04:47 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqh7t5zve0.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <da077fb0-14bb-b84f-c526-d759ebc9f5eb@gmail.com>

Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> writes:

> Is that really a concern? Maybe, but also Git will never move data like
> that.

I would say that we can safely say that this year ;-) as dumb HTTP would be mostly dead.

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> The main thing is to focus on compatibility of the .git directory
> as a whole (and the protocol, as we move into inter-operability mode).
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAN0heSptiJL9d86ZeNPMUaZeTA68juwTyf3K-uWR=K-vt=1Hrg@mail.gmail.com/
>
>>  This series updates the pack and
>> index documentation to reflect that these formats can handle SHA-256,
>> and updates the transition plan to reflect what we've implemented and
>> what the next steps are.
>
> These patches are good to help clarify these formats in the new world.

Yup.