On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:23:39 -0700
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

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> If your push were "next~27^2:frotz", it becomes even less clear.
> It may be that I am pushing out the tip of a topic branch I
> usually do not push out, so it would be easier for some specific
> person to build on top of.  Or maybe I am marking that place as
> a lightweight tag.  They are equally likely.

But you could pick a reasonable default in assuming that a new
branch is desired with the above example.  If someone wants to
push a tag, they can create the tag locally, and then push it.

Sean
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