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For those that are interested, this answer on SO has a bit of additional info around the DVCS data models and why they typically facilitate better merging (SVN vs. git used in the example).

Daniel B
– Daniel B

2012-10-12 06:35:02 +00:00
Commented Oct 12, 2012 at 6:35
wow wow wow, that answer blows mine out of the water. thanks!

kayaker243
– kayaker243

2012-10-12 18:59:39 +00:00
Commented Oct 12, 2012 at 18:59

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