Re: [maint] Guidelines for experimental branches

Andrew Cagney
2003-03-05T17:06:25Z

> On Wed, 2003-03-05 at 05:32, Michal Ludvig wrote:
>
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>> So, could we say, that the date in there it optional?
>>
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> Yes, of course. I was only rationalizing why would you want to have it
> in the branch name.

It's a recommendation. The experience I've had matches diego - having
to abandon old branches and cut new ones (just a shame that CVS doesn't
have branch aliases).

Andrew

PS: If nothing else, the date is a daily reminder of how old the branch
is :-)