Re: renaming "symmetric merge"

I (Julian Foad) wrote:

> Stefan Sperling wrote:
>>   Hey Julian, are you still planning to rename these APIs from "symmetric"
>>   to "automatic" merge? I think "automatic" is a much better term to use
>>   because it is somewhat easier to understand from the user's perspective.
>>   Especially for new users who will start using Subversion at 1.8 or later
>>   releases. The term "symmetric" only makes sense to people who understand
>>   why "svn merge" behaviour wasn't symmetric in 1.7 and earlier releases.
>
> Great, thanks for the feedback.  In that case, I'll do it.

r1399738.

- Julian
Received on 2012-10-18 19:59:00 CEST