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From: Karl =?iso-8859-1?Q?Hasselstr=F6m?= <kha@treskal.com>
Subject: Re: Cleaning up git user-interface warts
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:48:58 +0100
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On 2006-11-15 11:33:55 +0100, Andy Parkins wrote:

> But that is not necessarily /the/ original, and "origin" is the
> absolute reference in maths. It doesn't bother me that much I
> suppose, it's just that as far as unambiguous names go, I'm not wild
> about it - it's got too many "central repository" connotations,
> which is of course anathema to git.

To me, "origin" just means "where <whatever we're talking about>
originated". If you think of it that way, it's perfectly obvious that
each repository can have its own origin.

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Karl Hasselstr=F6m, kha@treskal.com