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From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Subject: Re: multiple branches or  multiple repositories
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Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl> writes:

> We're in the process of converting the LilyPond CVS repository at
> savannah.gnu.org to GIT.  One of the questions we need to deal with,
> is how handle modules.
>
> There seem to be two approaches:
>
>  - for each module, create a separate git repository.  Inside the
> repository, each subproject has its own branching
>
>  - put each module as a separate branch in a shared repository.
>
> I think the first option is the most natural one, but are there any
> issues, besides namespace pollution to the second option?

As the layout for a distribution point, the second one may be
easier to handle (one place to remotely sync with), but in all
other aspects the first option should be easier to deal with
day-to-day.