On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Sylvain Beucler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > This isn't about branches, but rather about low-level optimization. > > I confused git.or.cz and repo.or.cz. A proper example is: > http://repo.or.cz/w/linux-2.6.git?a=forks > > In practice this means 2 repositories that share the same blobs > database. > > Forest is different. AFAIU this is a way to reference external > secondary repositories from a main repository. >
Exactly. > In this case, "forks" is a way to create a branch in a separate > repository while still using the main repository's files instead of > copying them. The pros is that the branch is clearly separate (not an > official branch) and can get different filesystem-level permissions. > > Hopefully this is clearer now :) > Much better now :-). I will have a look. Aleix
