bug#13578: [IMPORTANT] Savannah issues

[Miles Bader]

Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden> writes:
> So we should maybe go (after the next major release) with this naming
> scheme for the branches?
>
>   * maint -> for next micro version
>   * stable -> for next minor version
>   * master -> for next major version

That seems to match common practice, insofar as I understand it...

[Another consideration is whether you have a single named branch for
maintenance (e.g. "maint", and "stable"), or just use version-named
branches (and thus can maintain multiple versions simultaneously).]

-miles

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