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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: RFC: optionally reject case-clone branch names
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 10:14:34 -0700
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David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com> writes:

> RFC follows:
>
> 1. On a case-insensitive server, git receive-pack ought to always reject
> branches which are same-but-for-case of existing branches.
> 2. On a case-sensitive server, the same rule by default, with an option
> to allow the old behavior.
>
> Let me know if, should I write these patches, they would be likely to be
> accepted.

There is another a lot simpler possiblity, no?

3. On any server whose administrator chooses to enforce "one case
   variant only" rule, install a pre-receive hook that enforces the
   rule.