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RE: Roadmap for 1.1

From: <andy.glew_at_amd.com>
Date: 2004-04-02 20:00:39 CEST

> We've heard from a few people that "labels" are crucial. Usually, we
> svn developers get confused, and say "But we have labels -- our cheap
> copies are the same as labels!"
>
> Now I'm getting the feeling that "labels" doesn't mean the same thing
> to all people :-). Could you describe in some detail what they mean
> to you and how you use them? Some concrete examples would be
> great.

SVN's copies allow you to map label name -> revision.

People often want to go the other way: map revision -> label name.

Consider Brad Appleton's "floating tag" usage model.
(Everyone should read what Brad has written about version control.)

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