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[Aaron Bentley <aaron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Karl Fogel wrote:
> As a general principle, isn't it always better to make changes in the
> upstream, then port to any derivative branches?

- From a merging perspective, it's best to follow the normal flow of
merges.  If you follow the normal flow, you can do full merges, which
bzr records.  If you go against the normal flow, you have to do
cherrypicks, which bzr doesn't record.

Aaron
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