From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carlos Santana Subject: Re: immutable tags? Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:22:40 -0600 Message-ID: <92c9564e0912281422h1a69b5b7u15090f91327c237e@mail.gmail.com> References: <92c9564e0912281204h13c6a566w95069023e6909eda@mail.gmail.com> <87d41yvlpm.fsf@krank.kagedal.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: davidk@lysator.liu.se To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Mon Dec 28 23:22:53 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NPNzI-0006I4-F2 for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:22:52 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751919AbZL1WWm convert rfc822-to-quoted-printable (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:22:42 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751653AbZL1WWl (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:22:41 -0500 Received: from mail-fx0-f225.google.com ([209.85.220.225]:48373 "EHLO mail-fx0-f225.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751294AbZL1WWl convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:22:41 -0500 Received: by mail-fx0-f225.google.com with SMTP id 25so4885136fxm.21 for ; Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:22:40 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=f83cSr7STHycKF5T29+k51OentC9Jl7bGUh/mGarhqE=; b=Idgq+FadhiX011cvDIFSXQeuhvlS4Y+O9QHvHsPEzKZavaAOtS/h0PsFKPnH18LhyH Liis7B7kJRy9xgx1ISqUAd6JnbFRP4ku19jxtJa8yZJ6c5gfwTktTg+9ioFq1i/GDSba 1O1raUxPKNL+/tl+MlYckLXFI0jooOhv5T8rE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=QmPqY2NwBwaGZPBrrwSlr4bdDAFYvMBjLSAeAtVWrifeJAd7EpvpODobbiZb95S2T8 9YzSm0wJMVFSLmGBILmVpmBDhKL6XzUpz9Bs0QBJiMm2mTnbf1kkM5QhI83RHKqhdqWF TCqrvf4GuvhvlT79RGtfQH3FLcLrQVTctNofg= Received: by 10.223.15.148 with SMTP id k20mr20874740faa.6.1262038960285; Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:22:40 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87d41yvlpm.fsf@krank.kagedal.org> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Got it now. Thank you all for explanation... - CS. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:21 PM, David K=E5gedal wrote: > The following message is a courtesy copy of an article > that has been posted to gmane.comp.version-control.git as well. > > Carlos Santana writes: > >> I would like to know if there is any difference between branches and >> tags. Is it only conceptual - convention to be followed by a develop= er >> or some technical difference? =A0e.g. : Is it possible to create >> immutable tags so that nothing can be checked in to that 'tagged >> directory'? > > You are always in full control of your own repository, and have no > control over what other people do with their's. So you can't prevent > other people from changing the tags in their private repos, but you c= an > prevent them from propagating these changes back to you, or to a cent= ral > repository you control. > > But perhaps there is nothing to worry about. I think the git commands > won't modify a tag unless you force it. > > Also, if you use signed tags, you can be sure that they are not silen= tly > replaced while still claiming to be tagged by you. > > -- > David K=E5gedal >