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Re: user decides what to use as file-compare

From: Sergey A. Lipnevich <sergeyli_at_pisem.net>
Date: 2003-04-28 18:12:52 CEST

Branko Čibej wrote:
>>a good version control system should let the user decide what is used
>>to decide if a file is "new" or "changed".
>>
>
> No! Definitely, absolutely not. Only the version control system knows
> what's up-to-date. Ignoring conflicts during commit is a recipe for
> disaster; sooner or later somebody will destroy someone else's changes.
>
FWIW, I wholeheartedly agree.

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