KernelTrap: Git 0.99.7 Released, Looking Ahead | Linux Today

KernelTrap: Git 0.99.7 Released, Looking Ahead

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 10, 2005

“Git 0.99.7 was released by git maintainer Junio Hamano,
including several bug fixes and a few new features including
enhanced merging. ‘People found interesting cases where the
‘stupid’ three-way merge mechanism does the wrong thing without
noticing,’ Junio noted. ‘We have two new merge algorithms by Daniel
and Fredrik that attempt to do better in such cases.’ The release
announcement was followed by a todo list laying a roadmap for
future git development, and an eventual 1.0 release…”

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Web Webster

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Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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