On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:53:22 -0200 Bruno Dilly <bdi...@profusion.mobi>
wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Daniel Willmann
> <d.willm...@samsung.com> wrote:
> > On 13/02/13 00:36, Bruno Dilly wrote:
> >> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Daniel Willmann
> >> <d.willm...@samsung.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Topic branches:
> >>> * In each repository every developer with commit access will be
> >>> able to push/update branches in their own namespace
> >>> (devs/<name>/*). These branches will allow non-fastforward
> >>> updates and no one should expect these to be stable.
> >>> * This is a testing ground for developers where new features can
> >>> be developed, debugged and shared with fellow developers. Ideally
> >>> any new feature would live in its own branch until it matures and
> >>> is merged into master.
> >>
> >> Hey Daniel,
> >>
> >> It's a nice proposal, but what about master branch permissions ?
> >> Every developer would be allowed to push stuff on there (with a
> >> flow similar to svn) ? Or we'll try to establish some kind of
> >> policy about it (maintainers, review, etc) ?
> >
> > As others have already pointed out there seems to be consensus that
> > we don't have enough manpower to work with an integrator workflow
> > (whether or not that's true I don't know).
> 
> ok, I got it.
> 
> >
> > What I want to achieve with the topic branches is that whoever
> > wants to can maintain an integrator-like workflow. You develop your
> > feature in a topic branch, then post a request for review/review
> > and test yourself and if everything looks good you can merge into
> > master.
> >
> > Speaking of merging...is there any preference on merge vs. rebase?
> >
> > Lots of small merges can really pollute your history and I don't
> > really like them. For larger topic branches I think merging makes
> > sense.
> 
> I agree with Tom here.
> I'm always trying to keep a linear history, focusing on rebases
> instead of merges.
> We've used this approach on Profusion projects for years and it worked
> fine so far.
> 
> Maybe it will give you a little bit more work, you'll have to fix
> conflicts in the commits it happens instead of only once in a final
> merge commit, but it will be nicer to review or look
> for issues later, imo.
> 
> Using the merge approach, in a project with so many commiters could
> lead us to a very confuse history.

If the history is confused, then that's what it should show.  I really
don't like the idea of rewriting history just to make it easier for
some people.  Sometimes you just need to track down what actually
happened, not the convenient lie we tell ourselves is what happened.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.  B-)

-- 
A big old stinking pile of genius that no one wants
coz there are too many silver coated monkeys in the world.

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