From: Junio C Hamano Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:41:30 GMT Subject: Re: v2.46.1? was Re: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2024, #06; Fri, 16) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <7fcc8d92-d60b-2249-233d-7ce99ba96565@gmx.de> Johannes Schindelin writes: >> There is no immediate need for it and 2.46.1 does not even have to >> happen. Just a grab bag of topics that are safe and are already on >> track for 2.47 are kept in case we accumulate enough of them. > > Thank you for the clarification. I am a fan of getting things into the > `maint` branch early, so I like what I am reading here. Merging early, often, and in small batches will in theory make the process safer by giving us more chance to see things unexpectedly break, and that is why I too prefer it, but that is only true if enough people are paying attention to the branch. I however have a feeling that nobody uses 'maint' UNTIL the tip of it is tagged, though..