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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-merge: do up-to-date check also for strategies ours, subtree.
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:11:24 -0700
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Right now I do not have time to dig mailing list archive around
mid March 2006, and I do not recall the requestor's original
rationale, but I have a vague recollection that we added this
"no fast-forward check" specifically in response to a user
request.