Robert The Rebuilder wrote:Note: yes, I know tags are really the same as branches in SVN. But considering that the footprint of a branch/tag is minimal in SVN, why not just create a branch?
Because that's redundant (AKA Hoikas's archenemy.)... It's like calling a building a "really big enormous tall skyscraper. "
Besides, tags are for tagging releases, branches are for new, potentially breaking, features. This is something you will find that I am not budging on, so from now on, I'm not going to even entertain the suggestion that releases be branched from a tag. Released versions should only have non-breaking, simple bug fixes committed to them anyway.