[ANNOUNCE] Git v2.9.0-rc1

2016-05-31 Thread Junio C Hamano
A release candidate Git v2.9.0-rc1 is now available for testing at the usual places. It is comprised of 462 non-merge commits since v2.8.0, contributed by 63 people, 24 of which are new faces. There still are a few topics yet to be merged to 'master' for the upcoming release, but otherwise this

[ANNOUNCE] Git v2.9.0-rc1

2016-05-31 Thread Junio C Hamano
A release candidate Git v2.9.0-rc1 is now available for testing at the usual places. It is comprised of 462 non-merge commits since v2.8.0, contributed by 63 people, 24 of which are new faces. There still are a few topics yet to be merged to 'master' for the upcoming release, but otherwise this