Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 May 2011 22:03:29 +0200 | From | Mariusz Kozlowski <> | Subject | Re: Linux 3.0-rc1 |
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On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 06:47:57PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
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> However, I did *not* rename the git tree, because that would just be a > huge inconvenience to git users, so it's still in the same old place > and yes, that means that my git tree is still called "linux-2.6.git" > on kernel.org. But it has the v3.0-rc1 tag in it. > > I'll probably add a symlink or something, if people really hate being > reminded about our long history with the "2.6" numbering. But that > won't be until closer to the real release, methinks.
You could consider freezing linux-2.6.git repository and creating new linux-3.git repository that would serve for a couple of years until linux-4.git. At the same time development history could be dropped between trees so that inital clones are lighter. Anyone interested in history can download idx/pack from linux-2.6.git repo and attach it using gratf point[1] anyway.
Pros: - obvious naming scheme wrt repository contents - smaller initial clone - new clean tag namespace
Cons: - broken bisection for some time - impaired log/blame/whatchanged and friends
Cons can be fixed by attaching history when needed.
[1] https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GraftPoint
-- Mariusz Kozlowski
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