"Eric Raible" <raible@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Wincent Colaiuta <win@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >>> So yes, branches _are_ better and more appropriate for long term >>> storage than stashes, but even so I don't think it's right for us to >>> risk throwing away information that the user explicitly stashed and >>> expected Git to look after for them. >> >> Yes, but for a limited amount of time. > > A limited amount of time? Why is that? Can you give a rationale which > at least addresses Wincent's points? Perhaps http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/84665/focus=84670 The user explicitly asks to stash it for a while, where the definition of the "while" comes from reflog's retention period. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
