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[Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository
From: |
Miles Bader |
Subject: |
[Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository |
Date: |
12 Sep 2003 06:09:23 +0900 |
John Goerzen <address@hidden> writes:
> > There's linux--linus, linus--ac, linux--aa, linux--mm, etc.
>
> But that is not really a branch, it's more a category.
I'm not sure what I can say to you; it seems completely obvious that
these are different branches of linux. Just say it in english.
> I expect to see:
>
> alan--mainline--2.4
> alan--pre--2.4
>
> etc. in the future.
>
> What would you have me do, linux--linus-mainline--2.4?
I'd suggest just `linux--linus--2.4'.
The `pre' and `test' series are really not branches in any strong sense,
they're tweaks on the version number (essentially a sort of negative
final component). Linus releases a linear stream of kernels, whereas
the term branch implies at least the possibility of parallel development.
> What makes that any better than what I'm doing now? We all know it's
> Linux already; what does it buy *anyone* to repeat it?
What do you mean `we all know it's linux'? In the context of this
message, sure, since you just said that, but what about the -- usual --
context of a bunch of cat--branch names in an archive somewhere?
In the case of `linus', well, given a revision name you kind of can
guess what it is, since the two names are almost the same (though linus
has written other stuff than linux). But if I have a bunch of stuff in
arch, much of which is not related to linux at all, and I see the name
`alan--mainline--2.5' (as you suggest), what do I make of it?
>From your message, you seem to have pushed the name `linux` into the
archive name; I guess that's fine for you, though it is not the usual
convention, but what about other people that want to make a tag of your
stuff? Do they need to all make a new archive just for linux? If I
make my own branch, I can call it whatever I want, but a slignt bit of
consistency would be nice...
> And why is it such a big deal?
Because it's ugly and confusing.
Look, I know you did a lot of work on it, and I do feel a bit of cad
for jumping right up and bitching, but names _are_ important. Call me
a pedant, whatever.
-Miles
--
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, (continued)
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, Miles Bader, 2003/09/11
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, John Goerzen, 2003/09/11
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, Miles Bader, 2003/09/11
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, John Goerzen, 2003/09/11
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, Tom Lord, 2003/09/11
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/09/11
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, John Goerzen, 2003/09/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/09/13
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, Doran Moppert, 2003/09/13
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository,
Miles Bader <=
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, Tom Lord, 2003/09/11
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, Miles Bader, 2003/09/11
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, John Goerzen, 2003/09/11
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, John Goerzen, 2003/09/11
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, Miles Bader, 2003/09/11
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, John Goerzen, 2003/09/11
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, Denys Duchier, 2003/09/11
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, Miles Bader, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, John Goerzen, 2003/09/25
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: ANN: Linux Kernel Arch Repository, John Goerzen, 2003/09/30