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[Max Bowsher <maxb@xxxxxxx>]

On 08/04/10 13:42, Jonathan Lange wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Maris Fogels<maris.fogels@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > Hi, quick question:
> >
> > Today I goofed up a merge proposal created via the web interface because I
> > proposed to merge my branch into the "Development Focus", lp:launchpad.  It
> > turns out that lp:launchpad is not, in fact, where we do development work.
> > lp:launchpad-devel is.
> >
> > So why isn't lp:launchpad-devel, the branch where we land our code, set as
> > the development focus?  Even if just as a convenience to those using the web
> > interface?
>
> Because stacking is more efficient on branches that have more
> revisions, and the development focus determines stacking, and db-devel
> has the most revisions.

Well, 'more revisions' is a bit of an oversimplification. I assume the 
detail behind the choice is that revisions landed into devel reach 
db-devel usually in a matter of hours, whereas revisions landed into 
db-devel only reach devel once a month.

Hence, db-devel makes an adequate stacking base for branches off devel, 
whereas devel is a poor stacking base for branches off db-devel most of 
the time.

Max.